Also Known As: Gossenkind, Streetchild Released in: 1991 Length: 89 minutes Warning: Rated NR: adult themes; sexual themes; violence; profanity Language: German (with English subtitles) Categories: Boy Films, Adolescent, Child Abuse, Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Girl Films, Adolescent

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Description

Meet Axel (Max Kellermann), a fourteen-year-old hustler from a broken, violent home; enter a "john," a man in an unhappy marriage who much more desires romance with young adolescent males than his wife. When the two become acquainted, Axel is eager to establish a somewhat exploitative relationship, but as he learns his older partner is a caring soul, he allows intimacy, and finds a friend. Trouble is, Axel already shot his mouth off to some of the "john's" neighbors, said enough to make them question their child (Christoph Elbsloeh), roughly eight, about whether or not he had been "petted." Once the boy says "Yes" and the cops become involved, Axel decides to run off with the man.

But a few issues have not yet been resolved: (1) Axel is in love with a female peer (Nicole Weber) and (2) the man has not yet concluded things with his wife and son (Philip van der Wingen), approximately twelve, the latter of whom appears to be engaging in a bit of hustling himself. Granted, a lot goes unexplained and there is one hell of a coincidence involved, but if you can accept such things, this is a really good film; comparable in many ways to Pretty Boy.

Double Feature Recommendation: Gentle Knives

DVD Features:
Format: Full Screen
Audio: Digital Mono
Extras: Menu

The Quality on this film is rated... Our Rating Chart
EXCELLENT: 10 out of 10
EXCELLENT: 9 out of 10
VHS VERY GOOD: 8 out of 10
VHS FAIR: 6 / 7 out of 10
VHS POOR: 5 or below, out of 10

Notes

A very small portion of the dialogue is not subtitled.

Cast & Crew

Max Kellermann

Daniel Aminatey

Nicole Weber

Philip van der Wingen

Christoph Elbsloeh

Winfried Glatzeder