Although The Netherlands is regarded as a free and open country as for sexual orientation, it is seldom easy and "natural" to disclose your feeling, especially if you are minor and/or you might hurt the feelings of someone from the opposite sex... These and other related issues are delicately approached in Jongens, through friendship and affection developing via sports activities. True, the main characters - performed by Gijs Blom and Ko Zandvliet - are so elaborated and intense that the role and place of others remains perfunctory at times, plus the fact that profundity would diminish the pace and variety; this 1 hour 15 minutes film includes the limited number of localities, but, on the other hand, gives a pleasant overview of atypical Holland - of places where is lots of nature and little of people.
I would have amended some places in the script (several references/patterns from the German films Freier Fall and Sommersturm) as well as the ending, but, well, I am no member of target audience either. Jongens is still a cordial film, suitable for wider (younger) audience than just gays or bisexuals.
I would have amended some places in the script (several references/patterns from the German films Freier Fall and Sommersturm) as well as the ending, but, well, I am no member of target audience either. Jongens is still a cordial film, suitable for wider (younger) audience than just gays or bisexuals.