Follow the crowd, or follow your heart?
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.
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Contemporary, classical in form, intimate and earnest.
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- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Renoon TMDB · Feb 20187/10
**Music, sport and then there's gay.** I have seen many gay films, but I never felt very satisfied as this one. It removed all the cliches. You don't get a product like that often. I mean, despite being a gay film, there's no romance in it. But everything was told from a different aspect, like whether it is in the eye of sport, music, et cetera. Maybe if one film that families should watch regarding gay theme, that could be this one. Of course the families should be open minded on LGBT for that. Because the film does not promote gayism, but in a normal tone to say, it's about harassment being whatever you are. And at the end gives a fine message. Welcome to T18. I mean happy new year. This is my first review of the year. It is a good start for me being a cinephile. As I've said, it is a rare gem. An Irish film, but in English language. Remember, it is not even a British or Aussie, so the cast and crew are completely unknown. That means it is like watching some B movie. The initial setup reminded me 'Wild Child'. But that was an American film, from Americans perspective, how they see British boarding school. So if you are regular Hollywood teen film watcher, then you might feel slig
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Mar 20226/10
Quite an illustrative tale of conforming, this film. It is gay themed, but could equally apply to anyone new to an environment and who struggles to fit in. Here, two classmates who share a room form an unlikely bond; one a star sportsman and the other a bit of a pariah. It has two redeeming features of note - the use of sport as a positive conduit, albeit via a pretty circuitous route; and by allowing initially hostile characters to reprioritise their beliefs and accept a relationship that would otherwise attract their derision (as, indeed, it does initially). Fionn O'Shea and Nicholas Galitzine - with a bit of help from their teacher Andrew Scott - contribute well, with a strong, plausible, script to make for a decent drama.
Read the whole review on TMDB - kinrich30on TMDB · Aug 20269/10
To me it was wonderfully acted and very well written. It tells a heartwarming story about two young gay men in a very positive way. I think I've watched it about 4 times already. What also makes it interesting is that it does not turn into a romance, it is just two gay students who become best friends.
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Cast
- Fionn O'SheaNed Roche
- Nicholas GalitzineConor Masters
- Andrew ScottDan Sherry
- Ardal O'HanlonDonal Roche
- Amy HubermanNatalie Roche
- Ruairí O'ConnorWeasel
- Michael McElhattonWalter Curly
- Moe DunfordPascal O'Keeffe
- Mark DohertyMr. Cunningham
- Hugh O'ConorSex Instructor
Crew
- John ButlerDirector
- John ButlerWriter
- John O'ConnorEditor
- Robert WalpoleProducer
- Rebecca O'FlanaganProducer
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