Auraeus Solito’s ‘Boy’ Debuts at Cinemalaya Cinco
Auraeus Solito, acclaimed director of Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (2006), and Tuli (2007), will be showcasing his latest movie Boy tonight, July 24, at the Cinemalaya Film Festival in CCP.
The movie is competing for the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) award.
SYNOPSIS: One evening, young budding poet (Adam) observes lip-synching drag-queens and dancing rent-boys (macho dancers) in a gay bar. The poet finds himself attracted to Aries, who comes from a poorer part of town. Selling his comic books so as to be able to afford the macho dancer for one night, Adam’s character buys Aries at the bar and brings him home for the New Year.
Sparks fly while celebratory fireworks go off outside the house and the boys forge a fragile connection that neither of them is certain will last. Boy is a coming-of-age tale of a sensitive boy who arrives at his first lesson about love and who learns to grow confidently into his own sexuality.
VIDEO LINK: Boy – Trailer