Boy 7 (2015 Dutch film)

Not to be confused with Boy 7 (2015 German film).

Boy 7
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lourens Blok
Based on	Boy 7 by Mirjam Mous
Produced by	Derk-Jan Warrink Leontine Petit Joost de Vries
Starring	Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen Ella-June Henrard Yannick Jozefzoon Tygo Gernandt Halina Reijn
Cinematography	Jasper Wolf
Production companies	Lemming Film Proton Cinema A Private View
Distributed by	A-Film Benelux
Release dates	February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)(Boston SciFi Film Festival) February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)(Netherlands)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Box office	$405,616 [1]

Boy 7 is a 2015 Dutch science fiction film directed by Lourens Blok. The film is based on the eponymous book by Mirjam Mous, but is not a literal adaptation of it. The story is set in a future version of the Netherlands, which has turned into a police state. The story is told in the form of flashbacks. The main roles are played by Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Ella-June Henrard, Yannick Jozefzoon, Tygo Gernandt and Halina Reijn. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen as Sam
• Ella-June Henrard as Lara
• Yannick Jozefzoon as Louis
• Tygo Gernandt as Zero
• Halina Reijn as Marit

Production

Production company Lemming Film received 525.000 euro from the Netherlands Film Fund for their film adaptation of Mirjam Mous's Boy 7. ^[4]

Release

Boy 7 was first shown on 9 February 2015 at the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival. ^{[5] [6]} that same month it was also shown at the TIFF Next Wave Festival on February 15, 2015. ^{[7] [8]} It was released in Dutch theaters on February 19, 2015. ^[7]

See also

• Boy 7 (Germany, 2015), a German film based on the same book

References

1. "Boy 7". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved November 18, 2024.
2. Gerrets, Sven (February 17, 2015). "Recensie: Boy 7". VPRO Gids. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024.
3. "Boy 7 (2015)". Netherlands Film Festival . Retrieved November 18, 2024.
4. Dijksterhuis, Edo (March 22, 2013). "Fondsgeld voor speelfilms, animatie en documentaires". Filmkrant . Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
5. "Schedule (2015)". Boston Science Fiction Film Festival . Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
6. "Nederlandse film Boy 7 wint Amerikaanse prijs". De Telegraaf . February 26, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
7. "Nederlandse speelfilm Boy 7 naar festival Toronto". Algemeen Dagblad . January 23, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
8. Wilner, Norman (February 11, 2015). "Film Festival Spotlight: TIFF Next Wave". Now . Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

External links

• Boy 7 at IMDb