Dream Boy (2008)

Written by: Laury

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Based on an autobiographical novel by James Glimsley. Adapted to film and written and directed by James Bolton. Starring Stephan Bender as Nathan, Maximillian Roeg as Roy.

Glimsley grew up in the American south as did the director, James Bolton. Most probably a similar experience when they were growing up as homosexual boys: a mixture of secrecy and feeling repressed.

Introverted Nathan is attracted to the farm boy next door Roy and they begin a secret relationship.

Once Roy has initiated Nathan into his circle of friends, they go on a camping trip with Burke and Randy. There they come across an old plantation house steeped in legends of ghosts and hauntings. After a night of passion, Nathan briefly breaks away from Roy, only to be forced to confront the demons of his past, with tragic results.

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“A beautifully-depicted, highly-sensual and intense tale of isolation, jealousy, and the often-brutal consequences caused by social repression of desire.”

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