An intelligent depiction of a taboo theme: obsession with young boys.
Growing up I was aware of that situation but it was always the cuties that were propositioned so I never had to deal with it. But from the time of the ancient Greeks to today's Catholic Church, it is something that is part of human nature in some individuals. No one has ever explained it as far as I know. Germine Greer In her book "The Beautiful Boy" describes boy's beauty as supernatural. But she adds she is talking about the prepubescent: sans body hair, clear eyed and with a mane of hair. The Greeks viewed the male as the pinnacle of creation, but they were referring to young boys, their bodies still unblemished by age.
This film makes no attempt at psychological explication. We are presented with a handsome 17 year old, Sven, who is fatally attracted to younger boys. The boy in this case, Patrick, is well aware of his power over Sven and there are hints that Patrick's lack of a father and a careless home life might cause him to be drawn to Sven. Small boys frequently idolize older boys. We are never given evidence of any sexual acts. But such is the climate nowadays Sven must pay for his impulses.
Sebastian Urzendowsky does a fine job as Sven and Sandro Lohmann as Patrick is convincing as Sven's Siren.
Growing up I was aware of that situation but it was always the cuties that were propositioned so I never had to deal with it. But from the time of the ancient Greeks to today's Catholic Church, it is something that is part of human nature in some individuals. No one has ever explained it as far as I know. Germine Greer In her book "The Beautiful Boy" describes boy's beauty as supernatural. But she adds she is talking about the prepubescent: sans body hair, clear eyed and with a mane of hair. The Greeks viewed the male as the pinnacle of creation, but they were referring to young boys, their bodies still unblemished by age.
This film makes no attempt at psychological explication. We are presented with a handsome 17 year old, Sven, who is fatally attracted to younger boys. The boy in this case, Patrick, is well aware of his power over Sven and there are hints that Patrick's lack of a father and a careless home life might cause him to be drawn to Sven. Small boys frequently idolize older boys. We are never given evidence of any sexual acts. But such is the climate nowadays Sven must pay for his impulses.
Sebastian Urzendowsky does a fine job as Sven and Sandro Lohmann as Patrick is convincing as Sven's Siren.