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The heralded Orizzonti winner of Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, EASTERN BOYS is the astonishing second feature from Robin Campillo, editor and co-writer of Laurent Cantet’s Palme d’Or winner The Class, and creator of the international phenomenon Les revenants (The Returned).

The film centres on Daniel (Of Gods and Men’s Olivier Rabourdin), a successful if solitary middle-aged Frenchman, who cruises the Gare du Nord railway station and solicits a handsome young foreigner Marek (Kirill Emelyanov). After arranging to meet at his apartment, Daniel’s world is upended when someone else knocks on his door, triggering a series of incidents that completely erode his wellbeing and security.

Aesthetically bold, audaciously constructed and unafraid of provocative truths about masculinity and sexuality, EASTERN BOYS has a ripped-from-the-headlines relevance to some of the most important issues facing modern Europe. Skillfully keeping viewers on a knife’s-edge, this mesmerising film stamps Campillo as a distinctive and singular voice in contemporary world cinema.

★★★★★
“Masterful. Grips from the very first frame. Constantly surprising.”
Wendy Ide, THE TIMES

“Fascinating. By turns a home-invasion drama, a tender love story and a tense hide-and-seek thriller. Sleek, shape-shifting and intermittently stunning.”
Guy Lodge, VARIETY

★★★★
“Delicate, ambitious and gripping.”
Catherine Shoard, THE GUARDIAN

★★★★
“An uncommonly exciting experience. Singular and bracing. A surprise-laden journey. Masterful, surprisingly tender and convincing.”
Philip Concannon, THE SKINNY

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