Beach Rats (2017)
On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.
- Eliza Hittman
- Eliza Hittman
Rating: 6/10 by 523 users
Alternative Title:
Ratos de Praia - BR
Les bums de la plage - CA
Plážoví flákači - CZ
Пляжные Развлечения - RU
Flákaci - SK
브루클린의 파도 - KR
바닷가의 쥐들 - KR
海灘鼠輩 - TW
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 39 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $486,623
Plot Keyword: coming out, bisexuality, family relationships, coney island, marijuana, male homosexuality, drugs, lgbt teen, older man younger man relationship, sexual exploration, woman director, exploring sexuality, hookup, online hookup, gay theme, boys' love (bl)
Harris Dickinson goes out on a bit of a limb with this role - and generally pulls off a convincing effort as a sexually repressed/confused teenager who leads a triple life - with a straight girlfriend; with his macho homophobic mates and when he picks up men online - or on Coney Island pier - for casual sex. The story is nothing new, but this is an edgier and grittier rendition of the coming-out story. I have to say that his character is really not a nice man; he manipulates as far as he can and ultimately gets his just desserts; he is thoughtless, reckless and selfish. It is certainly not for the faint-hearted and at times this is a very slow burn but I suspect that there are many young men going through a similar identity crisis, and dealing with it in much the same way. Watch out for the star, I reckon he is going places....
