It is 1984. Frank is a determined English teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative gay lifestyle in Amsterdam. He finds a home and a job at the "House of Boys", a bar-cum-brothel run by a strict Madame who has an eye for what his punters crave. Frank works his way up from barman to on-stage dancer and falls in love with some of his housemates, Jake. The first intimations of what is described as 'the gay cancer', casts a long shadow over Frank's tight-knit group of friends. Yet despite the troubles that cloud the hopes and dreams of young Frank, his perseverance, along with support from a willing doctor, will carry him through.

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Cast

Layke Anderson

Frank

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Benn Northover

Jake

Udo Kier

Madame

Stephen Fry

Dr. Marsh

Steven Webb

Angelo

Chris McHallem

Frank's Father

Vicky Krieps

Flower Shop Girl

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Harry Ferrier

Karl

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Michael Kühl

Christopher

Gintarė Parulytė

Rita

Layke Anderson — Frank

Layke Anderson is an English filmmaker and former actor, known for "Dylan's Room" (2012), "Mankind" (2019) and "Happy Thoughts" (2014).

Benn Northover — Jake

Benn Northover is an English film and television actor. After high school he studied art and film before moving to New York in the USA to study drama at The Stella Adler Studio.

Udo Kier — Madame

Udo Kierspe (October 14, 1944 – November 23, 2025), known professionally as Udo Kier, was a German actor. Known primarily as a cult character actor who portrayed eccentric and deviant figures, he appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog, Rain