The Lost Boys (2023 film)

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The Lost Boys
French Le Paradis
Directed by Zeno Graton
Written byZeno Graton
Clara Bourreau
Maarten Loix
Produced byPriscilla Bertin
Valérie Bournonville
Judith Nora
Joseph Rouschop
StarringKhalil Ben Garbia
Julien de Saint Jean
Eye Haïdara
CinematographyOlivier Boonjing
Edited byArnaud Bellemans
Nobuo Coste
Music byBachar Khalifé
Production
companies
Tarantula
Silex Films
Menuetto Film
Distributed byO'Brother Distribution
Gusto Entertainment
Rézo Films
Release date
  • 19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)(Berlin)
Running time
83 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

The Lost Boys (French : Le Paradis) is a Belgian-French drama film, directed by Zeno Graton and released in 2023. [1] The film centres on a romance between Joe (Khalil Ben Gharbia) and William (Julien de Saint Jean), two teenagers incarcerated in a youth detention center. [2]

The cast also includes Eye Haïdara, Jonathan Couzinié, Matéo Bastien, Samuel Di Napoli, Amine Hamidou, Nlandu Lubansu, Terry Ngoga, Audrey D'Hulstère, Laurence Oltuski, David Leclercq, Noémie Van Cauwelaert, Marc-Elie Piedagnel, Marc Gallo, Aurélien Vandenbeyvanghe, Samir Asghir and Giovanni Vanhaerens in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. [3] It was later screened at festivals including TIFF Next Wave [4] and the 2023 BFI London Film Festival. [5]

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