Yad was a medical student in Amsterdam, but he was getting too tempted with the partying life, so he gets summoned back by his mother. Joris , on the other hand, is constantly at loggerheads with his mother, who has become very bitter ever since their father left them. He is now dead and all Joris has are his ashes in an urn. Joris is now supposed to find a job, and he starts as a cleaner in home care for an old lady, who incidentally happens to be Joris’ grandmother. There is an instant connection when the two young boys meet and pretty soon they start hanging out and soon fall madly in love with each other. Its the two different cultural worlds of these guys that create a rift between them. Yad is from Syria , whose parents migrated to Netherlands. They have to make a life for themselves, and having a white dutch muscle boy in their home is not acceptable. And Joris’ mother also on the other hand will not have a son-in-law of foreign origin. After a short argument, its the wise words of grandmother that bring the two boys together and give them an opportunity to reconnect and make their parents understand and appreciate their love for one another.
The biggest high of this film is the two extremely good looking guys and the chemistry between them is really really good. Its striking the way they interact, go for rides, look at each other and even kiss. It is electrifying and magnetic. The scenes of their growing love for each other are very well shot and it made my heart feel warm to see first love and pure love. The conflict in their relationship because of their families felt very forced to me and cliched. In today’s time when we have immigrant families everywhere, its not the fact that their son in gay which bothers the parents but it is about the person that they are with. This premise, to me, is a bit unconvincing. Their relationship and history is not really well dealt with and this is why it feels like it was just a scratch on the surface. I liked the grandmother’s part, who was witty and modern enough to understand her grandson’s love. The film shows love between boys, but it could have been stronger and more convincing, if there was more focus on their ethnic backgrounds and the reasons behind the challenges.
Ill recommend this film only strictly because of its lead actors. They do a very good job, are strikingly beautiful and the chemistry between them is something that you will wish you had. (5.5/10)
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In a certain way it reminded me " the war boys " : immigrants and the father of the gay boy against his son's boy friend just because was not at his same social level. Your comment on june 27 2012.