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Boys on Film 18: Heroes
Boys on Film 18: Heroes

Boys on Film 18: Heroes

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Boys On Film comes of age with uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves. Volume 18: Heroes includes ten complete films: Dean Loxton's "Dániel" starring Csémy Balázs, Hilda Péter, and Henry Garrett… Niels Bourgonje's "Buddy" starring Daniel Cornelissen and Tobias Nierop… Tamara Shogaolu's animated "Half A Life"… Victor Lindgren's "Undress Me" starring Jana Bringlöv Ekspong and Björn Elgerd… Sam Ashby's "The Colour Of His Hair" starring Sean Hart and Josh O'Connor… Hope Dickson Leach's "Silly Girl" starring Ciara Baxendale, Mollie Lambert, and Jason Barker… Søren Green's "An Evening" starring Jacob Ottensten and Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt… Alejandro Medina's documentary "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories"… Kai Stänicke's "It's Consuming Me" with Volkmar Leif Gilbert… and Mikael Bundsen's "Mother Knows Best" starring Alexander Gustavsson and Hanna Ullerstam.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

133 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

18 April 2018

Country

Denmark

Cast

Csémy Balázs

Csémy Balázs

Daniel (segment "Dániel")

Hilda Péter

Hilda Péter

Nori (segment "Dániel")

Éva Magyar

Éva Magyar

Agi (segment "Dániel")

Mimi Kovacs

Mimi Kovacs

Neomi (segment "Dániel")

Ádám Tompa

Ádám Tompa

András (segment "Dániel")

Henry Garrett

Henry Garrett

Tom (segment "Dániel")

Daniel Cornelissen

Daniel Cornelissen

Jeroen (segment "Buddy")

Tobias Nierop

Tobias Nierop

Chris (segment "Buddy")

Jana Bringlöv Ekspong

Jana Bringlöv Ekspong

Mikaela (segment "Undress Me")

Björn Elgerd

Björn Elgerd

Han (segment "Undress Me")

Sean Hart

Sean Hart

John (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")

Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor

Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")

Ciara Baxendale

Ciara Baxendale

Joanne (segment "Silly Girl")

Mollie Lambert

Mollie Lambert

Lisa (segment "Silly Girl")

Jason Barker

Jason Barker

Joel (segment "Silly Girl")

Jacob Ottensten

Jacob Ottensten

Frederik (segment "An Evening")

Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt

Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt

Mathias (segment "An Evening")

Julia Wentzel Olsen

Julia Wentzel Olsen

Amalie (segment "An Evening")

Volkmar Leif Gilbert

Volkmar Leif Gilbert

Boy 1 (segment "It's Consuming Me")

Alberto Venceslau

Alberto Venceslau

Boy 2 (segment "It's Consuming Me")

Patrick Sonberger

Patrick Sonberger

Boyfriend (segment "It's Consuming Me")

Alexander Gustavsson

Alexander Gustavsson

Son (segment "Mother Knows Best")

Hanna Ullerstam

Hanna Ullerstam

Mother (segment "Mother Knows Best")

Karl-Erik Franzén

Karl-Erik Franzén

Boyfriend (segment "Mother Knows Best")

Theresa Burns

Theresa Burns

Self (segment "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories")

Jane Bruton

Jane Bruton

Self (segment "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories")

Leigh Chislett

Leigh Chislett

Self (segment "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories")

Douglas Robinson

Douglas Robinson

Self (segment "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories")

Corinne Sullivan

Corinne Sullivan

Self (segment "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories")

Mike Youle

Mike Youle

Self (segment "AIDS: Doctors And Nurses Tell Their Stories")

Adam

Adam

Narrator (segment "Half A Life")

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