North Sea Texas

– Pim lives in a run-down house in a dead-end street somewhere on the Flanders coast, together with hi..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
Original Name:
Noordzee, Texas
North Sea Texas (2011) - Also known as Noordzee, Texas

Pim lives in a run-down house in a dead-end street somewhere on the Flanders coast, together with his mother Yvette Bulteel. Life here smells of cold French fries, cheap cigarettes, vermouth and stale beer. Mother Yvette uses her friend Etienne, with his lousy grey Fiat, as a driver for the nights she has to “perform”. As a kid Pim dreams of a better life, imagining princesses and beauty queens. But when Pim turns 16 he dreams of Gino, the handsome boy next door, instead. Ever since they were children there has been this tension between them. Now Gino is Pim’s motorcycling hero. Cold mockery, little humiliations and tiny bits of hope make up Pim’s life. No wonder he sometimes flees to his dream world.

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North Sea Texas (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

02 Nov 2012

Language:

Dutch, German, French, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Bavo Defurne

Writer:

André Sollie (novel), Bavo Defurne, Yves Verbraeken

Main Actors:

Ben Van den Heuvel, Eva van der Gucht, Thomas Coumans, Katelijne Damen

Plot:

Pim, the emotionally abandoned and affection-starved young gay son of a small seaside town's resident floozy, grows up dreaming intensely of a loving father who will someday come for him, but never does. Frequently home alone, Pim often spends time at a neighbor's house where another single mom and her two teenage children accept him matter-of-factly. As Pim is about to turn 15, he and neighbor boy Gino become each other's friend-with-benefits, entering a period of sexual awakening together. Life, however, is all about change, and while Gino (a couple years older) is ready to move on and move out, Pim is not, leaving Pim behind to carry on with his continuing crush for Gino (while Gino's sister Sabrina develops an unrequited crush for Pim).

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Gross profit:

$16,710

Production:

Strand Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
Metacritic:
63%