“Onslaught” is Insensitive, to Say the Least
Between its problematic nature, its lack of originality, and the senselessness of its violence, Onslaught cannot be recommended in good faith.
Boys Feels: Desire in the Dark (2021)
These five award-winning coming of age short films offer a glimpse of how boys and young men tackle life's difficult desires: confronting one's demons, understanding sexual relationships, gaining the respect of one's father, or simply running away from it all. This is only the start of their complex formative years, where not every question has an answer, and not every answer makes sense. The short films are: Boys [Pojkarna] (2015); Ioana (2015); Kiem Holijanda (2017); Picnic [Piknik] (2015); Tomer & Elias [Tomer en Elias] (2016).
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These five award-winning coming of age short films offer a glimpse of how boys and young men tackle life's difficult desires: confronting one's demons, understanding sexual relationships, gaining the respect of one's father, or simply running away from it all. This is only the start of their complex formative years, where not every question has an answer, and not every answer makes sense. The short films are: Boys [Pojkarna] (2015); Ioana (2015); Kiem Holijanda (2017); Picnic [Piknik] (2015); Tomer & Elias [Tomer en Elias] (2016).
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Džejna Avdić, Babak Najafi
In Theaters:2/8/2021
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Runtime:92 minutes
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Cast
Jure Pavlović, Sarah Veltmeyer, Isabella Carbonell, Cleo Julia Mullis, Simon Pfister
Director
Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs
Markus (segment "Boys")
Kristoffer Trigell
Lukas (segment "Boys")
Max Krause
Adrian (segment "Ioana")
Andi Bajgora
Andi (segment "Kiem Holijanda")
Florist Bajgora
Florist (segment "Kiem Holijanda")
Marcus Lindgren
Tobbe (segment "Boys")
Catalijn Willemsen
Mother (segment "Tomer and Elias")
Mingus Claessen
Alex (segment "Tomer and Elias")
Noah de Cruijf
Sven (segment "Tomer and Elias")
Emir Mušić
Emir (segment "Picnic")
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