A longish Thai film with traces of a soap opera in the script, but I enjoyed much of it. Mario Maurer, probably 18 years old when the movie was made, plays one of the boys and is astoundingly pretty. Overall the film is very gay friendly. Even the straight boys are affectionate. One tongue kisses a friend during CPR drill and says he was just curious. Still it is a modern and realistic portrayal with homophobia still serving as a source of conflict.# # # Spoiler
I was temporarily miffed at the non-Hollywood ending, but actually it made me think. Maurice was the story with an unequivocally positive ending which made watching gay movies finally worthwhile. With so many gay themed movies out there, I'm again ready for the less positive endings.
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