Germany 2023, 72 min, English and German, Hebrew & English subtitles

Good friends Maxime, Julian, and Vilas spend seemingly carefree days as students at the University of Munich. As the camera follows them in public and in private, together and alone, drunk at a house party and lying on the couch, lost in thought, it captures their thoughts and concerns: performance anxiety before losing their virginity, difficulties starting and maintaining romantic relationships, and fears around choosing a career path. The result is a nuanced, sensitive, and surprising film that openly and unashamedly depicts the emotional experience of being 18 going on 19, on the cusp of adulthood.

Previous Festivals: IDFA, True/False, Film Fest Munich, Zagreb Dox

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Screening Schedule:
  • Sat 25.05 | 10:00 | Cinematheque 1
  • יום ה' 30.05 | 16:15 | Cinematheque 4
  • יום ו' 31.05 | 17:30 | Cinematheque 2

Sylvain Cruiziat grew up in London, Paris and HongKong before pursuing his studies at the University HFF Munich. His short films "Find Fix Finish" (2017) and "The Raft" (2019) were screened at San Sebastián IFF, Visions du Réel, IDFA, Toronto IFF. BOYZ is his first feature and graduation film.

Production: Jonas Egert
Production Company: Madfilms
Script: Sylvain Cruiziat
Editing: Felicitas Sonvilla
Cinematography: Nikolai Huber
Sound Design: Philip Hutter

Source: Rise and Shine World Sales