Boys Life 3

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Boys Life 3
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Film poster
Directed byGregory Cooke
David Fourier
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
79 minutes
CountriesUnited States
France
LanguagesEnglish
French
Box office$208,538 [1]

Boys Life 3 is a compilation of five short films that deal with coming-out and the trials and tribulations of being gay in America.

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  1. Boys Life 3 - Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010-05-27.