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B.O.Y. - Bruises of Yesterday

Country: Denmark, Language: Danish, 87 mins

Original Title

Glasskår
  • Director: Søren Green
  • Writer: Søren Green, Tomas Lagermand Lundme
  • Producer: Pelle Folmer, Morten Holst, Per Holst

CGiii Comment

The widening gap between generations! Surely, it should have narrowed by now?!?

No.

This is complex...Søren Green, after many fine short films, understands his intent...it really is mesmerising.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Sixteen-year-old Tobias reluctantly spends his summer with his grandparents in the countryside, abandoned once again by his elusive mother. His grandfather takes care of his dementia-sick wife while working full time as a glazier. Tobias encounters two local young men, Jonas a male prostitute and Aron, a local 25-year-old painter. Instantly drawn to each other, Tobias and Aron navigate the complexities of their budding relationship. But Tobias, starved for love and affection, struggles to let down his guard, pushing Aron away whenever emotions run too deep.

When tragedy strikes, Tobias finds himself sinking back into old habits of self-loathing and self-harm, seeking solace in the pain he inflicts upon himself. As dark thoughts threaten to unravel his sanity and alienate those closest to him, Tobias spirals further into his downward spiral, convinced he deserves every ounce of suffering. Feeling utterly abandoned, Tobias embarks on a harrowing journey of self-discovery and redemption, teetering on the edge of emotional collapse. Will he find the strength to break free from his self-destructive patterns and embrace the love he so desperately craves, or will he succumb to the darkness consuming him from within?

Cast & Characters

Bodil Jørgensen (as Grandmother)
Jens Jørn Spottag (as Grandfather)
Iben Dorner (as Mother)
Paw Henriksen (as Father)
Christopher Læssø (as Elias)
Jonathan Bergholdt Jørgensen (as Jonas)
Noa Risbro Hjerrild (as Tobias)
Lea Baastrup Rønne (as Selma)
Silja Ellemann Kiehne (as Freja)
Anders Cornelius Zoffmann (as Mikael)
Jakob B. Engmann (as Palle)
Alexander Mayah Larsen (as Aron)
Rasmus Grøn Jakobsen (as Mothers lover)
Thomas Henry Begonja (as Cafe owner)