"They started beating us, then the police came and took us away," said one of the teens, whose identity must be concealed for legal reasons. The assault was filmed by a witness on Saturday.Īfter they were accused of stealing a motorcycle belonging to a man from an upper caste, the teens, all Dalits, were tied to a tree, thrashed, stripped and then paraded naked in the Chittorgarh area of Rajasthan, 350 kilometres from the capital of Jaipur. Teens accused of robbery, put in juvenile homeįor nearly 30 minutes, the three young boys can be seen shaking with fear as a mob slaps them over and over.6 arrested for attacking them, parading them naked in Rajasthan.Three Dalit teens assaulted by mob for allegedly stealing motorbike.The depth of House of Boys is more than skin deep. In the end, it appears to this reviewer that the frilly titles and campy opening were intentionally misleading. Despite dealing with sexually charged themes, the film is never pornographic and expresses the sexuality of the characters tastefully. Nonetheless, every cast member gives solid performances that provide adequate depth and sympathy for their character.
The film would be just as strong without the scene attempting to conclude her arc.
The end of her arc, while satisfying, did not have enough set up to provide adequate pay off to the audience. One point of criticism is the arc of Emma. As the film progresses, however, the audience sees less of this and makes way for more plain, fading surroundings such as the hospital at the end of Act III. Initially, the sets ((particularly the House of boys itself)) are loud, elaborate, and colorful. Especially impressive is Schlim's use of set design to convey the change in tone within the film. The audience is allotted ample opportunity to become invested in the arcs of several of the key characters and appreciate the growth they reach at the end, with one exception.
As the film progresses, the characters introduced continually strike the audience as authentic, likable, and sympathetic. Unlike a number of gay themed films, director Jean-Claude Schlim took great care that his actors performances did not come off as inauthentic or wooden. As Frank gets to know the rest of the performers and their stories, this reviewer finds that the audience will get more than what they bargain for as Frank starts to learn about the World in its troubles. After being abandoned by by a friend, Frank wanders into the gay strip club/brothel the House of Boys, where he is offered a job. House of Boys follows the story of Frank, a young man who runs away from home in order to pursue a liberated lifestyle in Amsterdam. The first ten minutes of this film might lead you to believe that it is little more than a campy celebration of homo-eroticism however, this could not be further from the truth.
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