Is Boys on the Outside sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Boys on the Outside end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boys on the Outside easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boys on the Outside violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Boys on the Outside scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Boys on the Outside

Name: Boys on the Outside
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo, Roberto Mariano, Maurizio Prollo, Alfredo Li Bassi

Directed by Marco Risi

Produced by Numero Uno International, RAI

1990110 min6.7 / 10

A bleak, observational portrait of marginalized young men in Italy trapped by poverty, criminality, and systemic indifference, with little prospect of escape.

Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?

Clusters

Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Coping With Loss Slow Emotional Collapse Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Rape Italy Transvestite Pregnancy Palermo, Sicily Male Prostitution Drug Dealing Juvenile Delinquent Street Kid Unemployed Cine Quinqui Gay Theme

Questions people ask

Is Boys on the Outside sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Boys on the Outside end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 95% of films.
Is Boys on the Outside easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Boys on the Outside violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Boys on the Outside scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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