Boys Village
Seen it?2011 | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who enjoys a good scare and fantasy fans. Leaves you with something to think about. Sits nicely alongside Dust Bunny or Where the Wild Things Are.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 22 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
The Boys' Village was once a village-style holiday camp located in West Aberthaw, on the south coast of Wales. Built in the 1920s as a holiday home for Welsh coalminers' sons, boasting a pool, sports yards and even a chapel of its own. Not much remains of its former glory, though. Shattered glass and debris are all over the place; graffiti on the walls. There are countless trap falls and opportunities for injury. A parent's nightmare, it can be heaven on earth for a certain kind of child. It more or less is for Kevin. He has been eleven years old for quite some time now. Has it been years or decades?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Till Kleinert
- Benjamin ThorneKevin
- Andrew McQueenAlex
- Hannah-Rose JonesBrenda
- Jack Jones
- Lewis Coster
- Owain Collins
- Ryan Ellis
- Jon Pountney