The Wild Boys

The Wild Boys

2017111 min6.5 / 10

A darkly surreal coming-of-age tale where five violent youths are exiled to a bewitched island that transforms punishment into a hallucinatory, ambiguous journey of transformation.

Island of La Réunion, in the beginning of the 20th century. Five teenagers commit a savage crime. As punishment, a Dutch captain takes them to a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers.

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