Exclusive THE WILD BOYS Clip is a Surreal Nightmare Come to Life
Jonathan Barkan
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One of the more bizarre, surreal, and fascinating releases of this year is The Wild Boys, a film that follows five young boys (all played by young women) who are forced to board a boat where the captain will train them to not be so rebellious and violent…by any means necessary.
Today, we have a clip from the film for you and it’s a phantasmagoric vision of demonic terror coupled with strength and determination. This is the stuff of nightmares, no doubt about it.
“Channeling the spirit of Guy Maddin, the debut feature from Bertrand Mandico tells the tale of five adolescent boys (all played by actresses) enamored by the arts but drawn to crime and transgression. After a brutal crime committed by the group and aided by TREVOR – a deity of chaos they can’t control – they’re punished to board a boat with a captain hell-bent on taming their ferocious appetites. After arriving on a lush island with dangers and pleasures abound the boys start to transform in both mind and body. Shot in gorgeous 16mm and brimming with eroticism, gender-fluidity, and humor, THE WILD BOYS will take you on a journey you won’t soon forget.”
Written and directed by Bertrand Mandico, The Wild Boys stars Pauline Lorillard, Vimala Pons, Diane Rouxel, Anaël Snoek, and Mathilde Warnier.
It opens in Los Angeles on August 24th at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3.
