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SFFILM Festival

Eastern Boys

Directed by Robin Campillo

France | 128

4 May
Sun, May 4, 2014 at 8:45 pm PT

Description

In this erotically charged nail-biter, director Robin Campillo takes the audience on a completely unexpected ride when a French businessman’s life changes with a single act. Daniel (Olivier Rabourdin), a dapper, 50-something Parisian, coyly cruises the Gare du Nord, trailing a group of men around the urban shopping plaza. He awkwardly propositions one—a young eastern European immigrant hustler, Marek—to whom he naively gives his address, where they agree to meet the next evening. A nightmarish, yet arousing evening of terror and seduction ensues when Marek keeps the date, but doesn’t come alone. But the youngster returns the following night to make good on the original plan. Soon, Daniel is a regular client and as their bond deepens, lust yields to love and concern, as he comes to understand the corrosive power of Marek’s network. Raising the tension and the stakes throughout the film’s four chapters, Campillo deftly kicks the film into high gear with a heart-pounding finale, showcasing the film’s raison d’etre. –Kevin Schaub

Director Robin Campillo

Robin Campillo was born in Morocco in 1962. In Madagascar, at the age of nine, he discovered Godard’s Alphaville. He developed a passionate interest for cinema and an array of filmmakers ranging from Jacques Demy to Mario Bava. In 1983, he enrolled in the French state film school, the IDHEC. After graduating, he took a break from his film career to dedicate his time to the fight against AIDS. In the mid-’90s he began a long and fruitful collaboration with Laurent Cantet as co-screenwriter and editor. In 2004, he directed his first feature film They Came Back.

Trailer

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Film Details

Language French, English

Year 2013

Runtime 128

Country France

Director Robin Campillo

Producer Hugues Charbonneau, Marie-Ange Luciani

Writer Robin Campillo

Editor Robin Campillo

Cinematographer Jeanne Lapoirie

Music Arnaud Rebotini

Cast Olivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov