North Sea Texas ( Noordzee, Texas ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - United Kingdom ]

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN, SPECIAL FEATURES: Featurette, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A lonely gay adolescent suffers the pangs of unrequited love in this poignantly rendered coming-of-age film from Bavo Defurne. The narrative unfolds in a small town on the Belgian coast in the late 1960s and '70s, where introverted dreamer Pim grows up accustomed to neglect from his mother Yvette-better known at the local bar as 'Yvette Mimosa,' accordion player-and petty humiliation from her 'driver' Etienne. Pim eventually finds succor at the home of Yvette's co-worker Marcella, where he hero-worships her older son, Gino. Meanwhile, Marcella's daughter Sabrina obviously longs for his attention. Friendship grows into love when Gino, cautioning Pim to secrecy, supplies the besotted boy's first sexual experiences. But when Gino begins a relationship with a French girl, jealous Pim focuses his wistful romantic fantasies on Zoltan, the hunky itinerant fun-fair worker who comes to board at his mother's house. Debuting director Defurne (known for his shorts celebrating gay love) took a risk in casting a trio of age-appropriate newcomers, but the young actors repay him with emotionally truthful performances. Having won the FIPRESCI Award and Best Feature Debut at Montreal Film Festival, North Sea Texas delicately captures the ecstasy of first love and the heartache of frustrated desire. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Montreal World Film Festival, ...North Sea Texas ( Noordzee, Texas )