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The Lost Boys

A film by Zeno Graton

Synopsis

Belgium, nowadays.
Joe, 17, is about to be released from a youth detention center. Should the judge approve his liberation, he will be allowed to live on his own. But when a new detainee arrives in his facility, Joe starts to question his desire for freedom.

Theatrical release

May 10, 2023 in France

Partners

RTBF (Télévision belge), VOO-BE TV, Proximus, Centre du cinéma et de l'audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Eurimages, Fonds audiovisuel de Flandre (VAF), Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, programme Europe Créative MEDIA de l'Union Européenne, Shelter Prod, Tax Shelter.be et ING, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement fédéral de Belgique, CNC, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, CICLIC-Région Centre-Val de Loire, Ciné+, Indie Sales, Rezo Films, O'Brother Distribution

Awards

Audience Award at Mons Love FF 2023 (Belgium)
Audience Award at La Ciotat FF 2023
Grand Prize at Turin Lovers FF 2023
Nominated at OUT d'or 2023
Cannes' Cinéfondation Résidence 2017
Junior Sopadin Prize for Best Script : Special Jury Prize 2017
Kinotrip Audience Award in Ljubljana
Best Film at Molodist KIFF 2023
Best Screenplay at Thessaloniki IFF
Jury award winner best narrative feature film at OUTshine LGBTQ + Film Festival 2023

Technical film summary

Directed by: Zeno Graton
Written by: Zeno Graton & Clara Bourreau
Original soundtrack: Bachar Mar-Khalifé
Producers: TARANTULA - Valérie Bournonville & Joseph Rouschop (Belgium) // SILEX FILMS - Priscilla Bertin & Judith Nora
Coproducers: MENUETTO FILM - Hans Everaert, RTBF (Belgium)
Theatrical distribution France: Rezo Films
Theatrical distribution Benelux: O'Brother
International sales: Indie Sales
International title: The Lost Boys

Casting

Khalil GHARBIA
Julien De SAINT JEAN
Eye HAÏDARA
Jonathan COUZINIÉ
Samuel DI NAPOLI
Amine HAMIDOU
Nlandu LUBANSU
Matéo BASTIEN
Terry NGOGA

Festival selections

Berlinale 2023, Generation 14Plus (Germany)
Toronto TIFF 2023, Next Wave (Canada)
Mons Love FF 2023 (Belgium)
Alès Itinérances 2023
Festival du Premier Film de La Ciotat 2023
Turin Lovers FF 2023 (Italy)
Festival In&Out Nice 2023
Festival international du film Cinema Jove 2023 (Spain)
Thessaloniki IFF 2023 (Greece)
Ciclo Rosa - Cinemateca de Bogotá 2023 (Colombia)
Festival MIX México 2023 (Mexico)
Festival du film jeunesse de Sarajevo 2023 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Pink Apple Queer Film Festival Zurich 2023 (Switzerland)
Festival de Cine Francés de Málaga 2023 (Spain)
London BFI Festival 2023 (UK)
Iris Prize Film Festival 2023 (UK)
NewFest 2023 (USA)
Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist 2023 (Ukraine)
Cinemania 2023 (Canada)
MyFrenchFilmFestival 2024

Press review

Cineuropa, février 2023

“The film carries with it a quiet power and is propelled by moving performances and observant camerawork that captures moments of subtle intimacy and unspoken love. Exploring masculinity, found family, freedom, and relationships that are just as complex and layered as the characters themselves, The Lost Boys is a deeply personal portrayal that transfixes you from start to finish. It will send chills down your spine and leave you questioning not only the power systems that inform our society, but the very notion of what it means to be free.” Honora Murphy, TIFF Next Wave Committee

“This debut feature charts the twists and turns of a passion between two young men who thought their lives had been put on hold and offers an uncompromising vision of love: behind these walls, passion comes first, and liberty only a distant second.” Berlinale Generation 14Plus