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Boy is a Philippin film of genre Drama directed by Auraeus Solito released in USA on 1 january 2009
Boy (2009)
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Add to a movie listBoy is a 2009 Philippine film by renowned and critically acclaimed Filipino director Auraeus Solito. The 83-minute film produced by recounts a young poet's infatuation with a young macho dancer.
Boy (also as BoY) has been shown in many international film festivals. The Board of Film Censors in Singapore banned the showing of the movie because it "normalizes homosexuality and romanticizes sex between men." Boy was screened in the Philippines in June 2009.
^ GMA News article about the film
^ "‘Boy’ trouble". inquirer.net. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
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