The read
A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 56%, Metacritic 40/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Claude SchlimDirector
- Jean-Claude SchlimWriter
- Gast WaltzingOriginal Music Composer
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
- Sascha LeyFrank's Mother
- Natalie SlevinAmanda
