BOYZ

Feature Documentary (role: producer)
madfilms, University for Television and Film Munich
Running Time: 72 minutes
Screening Format: 1,66:1 | 4K/2K DCP | 5.1 Dolby Digital | Color
Spoken Language: English, German, Spanish
Subtitles: English, German
World Sales: Rise & Shine
Year: 2023
Links: IMDB, MUBI, Letterboxd

Director: Sylvain Cruiziat
Producer: Jonas Egert, Sylvain Cruiziat
Director of Photography: Nikolai Huber
Edited by: Felicitas Sonvilla
Sounddesign: Philip Hutter
Mix: Andrew Mottl
Grading: Nicolas Coleman

Synopsis/EN
BOYZ follows Gen Z friends Maxime, Julian and Vilas through the day and night of their student life in Munich. But they know this phase won’t last forever and soon they will part ways. We become part of an intimate boy friendship that takes us into their world of love, sex and penis sizes.

Synopsis/DE
BOYZ folgt den Gen Z Freunden Maxime, Julian und Vilas durch Tag und Nacht ihres Studentenlebens in München. Doch sie wissen, diese Phase dauert nicht ewig und bald werden sich die Wege trennen. Wir werden Teil einer intimen Jungs-Freundschaft, die uns mitnimmt in ihre Welt aus Liebe, Sex und Penisgrößen.

Festivals and Awards
International Munich Filmfestival 2023 (World Premiere, New German Cinema & Youth Section)
IDFA 2023 (International Premiere, Competition for Youth Documentary Special Mention)
True/False Filmfestival 2024 (Northamerican Premiere)
Reel2Real 2024 (Canadian Premiere, Senior Youth Awards Best Feature Film & Adult Jury Awards Honourable Mention)
Zagrebdox 2024 (Croatian Premiere, Teen Dox Programme Special Mention)
DocAviv 2024 (Israel Premiere, International Competition)
MakeDox 2024 (Mazedonian Premiere, Kids and Youth Program)
Giffoni 2024 (Italian Premiere, GEX Doc)
Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2023