House of Boys (2009)

It is 1984. Frank is a determined English teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative gay lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the "House of Boys", a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates, Jake. The first intimations of what is described as 'the gay cancer', casts a long shadow over Frank's tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank, his perseverance, along with support from a willing doctor, will carry him through.

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Top billed cast

Layke AndersonFrank
Benn NorthoverJake
Udo KierMadame
Stephen FryDr. Marsh
Steven WebbAngelo
Chris McHallemFrank's Father
Vicky KriepsFlower Shop Girl
Harry FerrierKarl
Michael KühlChristopher
Gintare ParulyteRita

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