To Play or to Die
6.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Frank Krom Duration | 6.6/10 Genre Drama Country Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1990 Genres Drama, LGBT, Psychological thriller, World cinema Cast Geert Hunaerts (Kees), Tjebbo Gerritsma (Charel), Simon Gribling (Math. Teacher), Joost Hienen (Charel's friend), Cock van der Lee (Charel's friend), Diane Lensink (Mother)Similar movies Kiss of the Spider Woman , Brokeback Mountain , Milk , The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , Quick Change , Making Love |
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To Play or to Die (Dutch: Spelen of Sterven) is a 1990 Dutch gay-related psychological drama film directed by Frank Krom in his directorial debut and co-written by Krom and Anne van de Putte based on a story by Anna Blaman.
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Plot

In this short motion picture, schoolboy Kees is intelligent, introvert and sensitive, but gets ridiculed verbally and physically at an all-boys school by mindlessly cocky class mates and even insensitive teachers, especially in gym, where his physical weakness is mercilessly abused to make him a defenceless laughing stock in front of his smirking peers. His awakening sexual interest goes to boys, and in particular to Charel, a beautiful athletic classmate who probably feels an undetermined interest but would never risk admitting (possibly not even to himself) having any gay or bi appreciation, least of all for a 'sissy', and thus remains unresponsive to shy Kees' overtures. When the hunk finally comes over to Kees' place while his parents are away, a desperate disappointment with a tragical twist is in the making.
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Reception

While there are no critical reviews, the film received mixed reviews from audiences, holding a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 72 user reviews, with an average rating of 3.3/5.



References
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