Boy in 35mm

Inspired by a true story, Boy follows ten-year-old Toshio (Abe), whose grifter parents cajole him into pretending to be hit by passing cars and then extort money from the drivers. A mirror of the wartime sacrifice of Japanese youth, Boy is equally infuriating and moving.

FRI 9:30 SAT 7:00 SUN 5:30

(1969, 97m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Nagisa Ôshima w/Tetsuo Abe, Akiko Koyama, Fumio Watanabe.

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