Make Love Your Goal
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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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Mar 20257/10
“Frank” (Layke Anderson - anyone else thing he looks a lot like Freddie Fox?) is a young British gay lad living in Amsterdam who has just left school and who is looking for life, love and some sort of adventure. He arrives at the “House of Boys” where “Madame” (Udo Kier) believes his assertions that he’s a great dancer - even if he looks bedraggled! He has to share a room with the club’s straight star “Jake” (Benn Northover) who kicks him out each time his girlfriend come for a visit, but quickly this eclectic yet friendly group welcome him to their fold and he starts to become popular. The emphasis now shifts a little to “Jake” who is having a fairly torrid time with his “my body my rules” partner whilst simultaneously providing services for wealthy visiting Americans who pay well to sleep with him. Things come to an head when someone steals his savings and when he discovers who took it, feels betrayed and that’s where the arms of the waiting “Frank” might come in handy. Their relationship starts to take on a new dimension but it’s not long before an incident leads to an hospital appointment and the entry of Stephen Fry’s “Dr. Marsh” who has some news to deliver - news that was gr
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Cast
- Layke AndersonFrank
- Benn NorthoverJake
- Udo KierMadame
- Stephen FryDr. Marsh
- Steven WebbAngelo
- Chris McHallemFrank's Father
- Vicky KriepsFlower Shop Girl
- Harry FerrierKarl
- Michael KühlChristopher
- Gintarė ParulytėRita
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- Jean-Claude SchlimDirector
- Jean-Claude SchlimWriter
- Carlo ThielDirector of Photography
- Gast WaltzingOriginal Music Composer
- Katharina SchmidtEditor
- Jimmy de BrabantProducer
- Bob BellionProducer
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