Rent Boys

Rent Boys (German: Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo; lit. 'The guys from Bahnof Zoo') is a 2011 German documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim.

Rent Boys
German Poster for Rent Boys
German: Die Jungs vom Bahnhof Zoo
Directed byRosa von Praunheim
Produced byRosa von Praunheim
Written byRosa von Praunheim
StarringSergiu Grimalschi
Peter Kern Master
Patrick Wolfgang Werner
Music byAndreas Wolter
CinematographyNicolai Zoern
Lorenz Haarmann
Jens Paetzold
Dennis Paul
Thomas Ladenburg
Edited byMike Shephard
Production
company
Rosa von Praunheim Film produktion
RBB
NDR production
Release date
  • 15 February 2011 (2011-02-15) (Berlin International Film Festival)
  • 24 February 2011 (2011-02-24)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman
Romanian
Budget€140,000

The film focuses on male prostitution oriented to gay men in and around Bahnhof Zoo train station, a central transport facility in Berlin that has been a meeting place between gay men and male prostitutes for more than forty years.[1]

The film consists of interviews with current and former hustlers (mostly immigrants from Eastern Europe), their male customers, and the social workers who try to help them.[2] It portrays not only the tragic fate of some of the male prostitutes, their everyday life and routines, but also other aspects related to male prostitution: poverty, drug addiction, AIDS, crime, migration, love, and partnership.

References
  1. Rent Boys at RottenTomatoes.com Retrieved 9 September 2014
  2. "Rent Boys". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2014.


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