Since the 1960's West Berlin's most important transportation center-Bahnhof Zoo train station-served a second, lesser known function as a meeting place for hordes of male prostitutes from all over Eastern Europe. Filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim profiles the personal and historic impact of the hustler culture
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Since the 1960's West Berlin's most important transportation center-Bahnhof Zoo train station-served a second, lesser known function as a meeting place for hordes of male prostitutes from all over Eastern Europe. Filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim profiles the personal and historic impact of the hustler culture that emerged at Bahnof Zoo by turning his lens on five grown men who spent their youths as rent boys at the station.
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Statement of Responsibility:
written and directed by Rosa von Praunheim
Title:
Rent boys
[videorecording]
Publisher:
[United States] :, QC Cinema,, 2011
Characteristics:
1 videodisc (84 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.
Notes:
Title from container
Videodisc release of the 2010 motion picture
DVD extras: exclusive interviews with "The Boys" by director Rosa von Praunheim
Performers:
Peter Kern, Sergiu Grimalschi.
Summary:
Since the 1960's West Berlin's most important transportation center-Bahnhof Zoo train station-served a second, lesser known function as a meeting place for hordes of male prostitutes from all over Eastern Europe. Filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim profiles the personal and historic impact of the hustler culture that emerged at Bahnof Zoo by turning his lens on five grown men who spent their youths as rent boys at the station.
Audience:
Rating Not rated
System Details:
DVD (NTSC, region 1), widescreen (1.78:1); stereo
Other Language:
German dialogue; English subtitles
Subject Headings:
Male prostitutes Germany Berlin
Male prostitution Germany Berlin
Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten (Berlin, Germany)
Genre/Form:
Feature films-lcgft
Documentary films-lcgft
Nonfiction films-lcgft
Topical Term:
Male prostitutes
Male prostitution
Publisher No:
QCC280
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Add a CommentA documentary from Germany focusing on some male whores who are past their prime, looking back. Half are straight-identified. The one real beauty was facially knifted and bears the horrible scars from that incident. Most of the guys are not from Germany.