Pretty Boy (DVD, 2005)

The basic story is that this 15 year old boy decides to sell his body to old gay men. However, he falls for one of them that tends to ignore him out of fear. The movie shows the 15 year old naked numerous times from the back, and implies recent gay sex. He later runs into a group of people running a boy brothel, and he participates. It is rated NR, and in addition to the sexual imagery, the story line is sad, erotic, and nervy. It has an ending that you won't want to miss!

Foreign movies like this seem to be more honest and forthright than American-made films. Unfettered by all the special interest groups film-makers in the U.S. must please, both the language and content can be more brutally authentic. This is one such film, portraying the pressures to survive that a runaway boy is confronted with: needing a place to stay, the temptation to sell himself, the aligning himself with other desperate youth. The result is a confused boy who finds himself somewhat lost...with an unusual twist at the conclusion. If you like coming of age movies, you may like this one, but don't expect the feel good sensation of You Are Not Alone or Billy Ellliot.