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The Fire That Burns (1997)
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Original name: La Ville dont le prince est un enfant
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Two boys in their early teens in a strictly-run pre-WWII Catholic School form a firm friendship which is troubled by an abbot who is obsessed with the younger of the students.
Plot:
coming of age, boys' school, altar boy, gay, lgbt, school, friendship, religion, homosexual, choir, boarding school, teenage boy, catholic school, boys' choir, youth, schoolboy, childhood, glbt, lgbtq, boyhood, love, teenager, teacher, obsession, running ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two
Place:
paris france, france
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Most similar movies to The Fire That Burns
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, crying and disturbing films with plots about coming of age, gay, youth, friendship, lgbt, boy and school mostly in Drama, Romance and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Fire That Burns: This Special Friendship (1964), Judgment (1990), Young Torless (1966), The Devil's Playground (1976), Close (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A tale of the tender relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and the upperclassman who is the object of his desire. All set in the rigid atmosphere of a Jesuit-run school.
Style:
touching, psychological, serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
lgbt teen, boys love, friendship, gay teenager, teenage life, boys' school, boarding school, youth, boyhood, gay love, friend, child ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Set in Sicily in the 1930's, Aurelio Grimaldi's feature debut chronicles the harsh story of twelve-year-old boy, Aclà, sold into slavery by his destitute parents to work in the underground Floristella sulfur mines. Overworked and ...
Style:
political, gay cinema
Plot:
boy, pedophilia, child abuse, child molester, little boy, childhood, youth, social injustice, sex scene, boyhood, sex crime, traumatic childhood ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
sicily, italy
Similarity:
100%
521
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Fact-based story of a Louisiana priest accused of molesting young parishioners, and of the family of one of his victims, caught between their loyalty to their son and to their Church.
Style:
crying
Plot:
altar boy, childhood sexual abuse, pedophile priest, sexual abuse, little boy, bare chested male, coming of age, youth, child molester, lawsuit, holy communion, christian ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
louisiana
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
At a boarding school in the pre-war Austro-Hungarian Empire, a pair of students torture one of their fellow classmates, Basini, who has been caught stealing money from one of the two. The two decide that rather than turn Basini in to the school ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, black and white, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
bullying, coming of age, lgbt, torture, fascism, boarding school life, gay, boarding school, philosophy, thief, boxing, prostitute ...
Time:
year 1966, 20th century, 1910s, pre world war one, turn of the century ...
Place:
germany, europe, vienna
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, serious, realistic, tense, crying ...
Plot:
coming of age, altar boy, adolescence, catholic school, sex, catholic, boys' school, boarding school, gay, sensuality, youth, lgbt ...
Time:
1950s, year 1976, 70s, year 1953, 50s
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two thirteen year-olds have always been incredibly close but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. An emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and ...
Style:
sad, dramatic, disturbing, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
boyhood, friendship between boys, intimacy, childhood, best friend, friendship, suicide, coming of age, teen suicide, ice hockey, friend, loss of son ...
Place:
belgium, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Johnny stands out from his family and his tough neighborhood in Eastern France. He's sensitive, intelligent and interested in all kinds of things way beyond his years. With curiosity, he observes the ups and downs of his young ...
Style:
social
Plot:
lgbt child, teacher student relationship, coming of age, boyhood, mother son conflict, boy, gay, lgbt, gay crush, little boy, blond boy, museum ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
145K
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In 1964, a Catholic school nun questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, suspecting him of abuse. He denies the charges, and much of the film's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality, and ...
Style:
clever, period piece, sincere, psychological, philosophical ...
Plot:
priest, nun, teacher, religion, catholic church, suspicion, pedophile, clergy, christian, boy, altar boy, catholic ...
Time:
year 1964, year 2008, victorian era, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Lorenzo, a handsome first-year professor in an isolated Italian village, falls under the spell of his most beguiling pupil, a dark-haired, starry-eyed 12-year-old named Duilio. As Lorenzo's relationship with his heartless girlfriend ...
Style:
erotic, homoerotic, independent film, crying, queer cinema ...
Plot:
homoeroticism, lgbt, gay, coming of age, gay interest, homoerotic friendship, teenage sexuality, homosexuality, youth, glbt, male homosexuality, lgbt teen ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two kids about ten years old meet within a very peculiar framework: both come from broken families and are in care of foster homes...
Style:
realistic, inspirational, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, orphan, children, childhood trauma, bonding, healing, foster home, lie, empathy, secrets, identity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ
founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not
addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009.
But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing
Plot:
pedophile priest, punishment, child abuse, sex with a priest, bullying, pedophile, seminary, gay interest, boy, gay, teenager, catholic priest ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When 16-year-old Manu realises that he has fallen in love with his bandmate Felipe, turbulent emotions start brewing beneath the surface. How do you avoid losing a friendship once its very foundation has shifted?
Style:
art house
Plot:
gay interest, gay teenager, teenage boy, gay, lgbt, coming of age, friendship between boys, best friend, lgbtq, friendship, lgbt teen, 16 year old ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set in 1940's France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Style:
touching, inspirational, uplifting, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
boarding school, teacher, childhood, music, teachers and students, abuse, musician, children, boarding school life, friendship, boss, orphan ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2004
Place:
france, new york, switzerland, europe, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A young boy loses his innocence in a pre-perestroika Russian prison during the chaotic last months of the Khrushchev regime.
Style:
bleak, psychological, grim, historical drama, existential ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, prison, stalinism, perestroika, brutality, gay, torture, sadism, trauma, survival, violence, authoritarianism ...
Time:
60s
Place:
eastern europe, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent existence. They abduct Sonja and lock her in an old, abandoned ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
abduction, gay, teenage life, youth, hostage, coming of age, kidnapping, school, missing person, friendship, lgbt, older woman younger man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, new york, europe, madrid, philadelphia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A 12-year-old gay who comes from a criminal family falls in love with a handsome policeman.
Style:
sentimental, touching, emotional, erotic, serious ...
Plot:
gay, teenage life, lgbt teen, boy, gays and lesbians, youth, man boy relationship, friendship, rich and poor, brother brother relationship, teenage love, parents and children ...
Place:
manila philippines, the philippines
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Bonjour tristesse: Teenager Luc lives with his mother Liliane and his little brother Paul in Paris, has to cope with the fact that his mother is a prostitute and practically raise his brother alone. Luc is disillusioned. One day, little Paul wants ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, teenager, teenage boy, romantic friendship, teenage love, family relations, relationships, teenage life, love story, love affair, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Dave Schultz' feature debut Jet Boy is a drama about a boy attempting to figure out his future. Nathan (Branden Nadon) goes on a search to find his father after his mother dies of a drug overdose. Nathan has been prostituting himself in order ...
Style:
independent film, sexy, touching, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
kids in trouble, man boy relationship, gay, boyhood, orphan, child neglect, boy, teenage boy, teenager, teenage prostitution, lgbt teen, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their ...
Style:
psychological, touching, serious, rough, art house ...
Plot:
coming of age, solar eclipse, youth, islam, friendship, teenage life, society, introspection, generation gap, family life, boy, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poetic realism, turkey
Similarity:
100%
232
Genre: Drama
Country: Guinea, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Though gay-themed stories about "coming out" and accepting one's sexuality are not uncommon in Western countries, such tales are still rare in many conservative African nations. Considered a ground-breaking film in its native Guinea, ...
Style:
emotional, heartbreaking, melancholic, tense, art house ...
Plot:
gay, black lgbt, gay interest, homosexual, lgbt, gay slur, gay teenager, male homosexuality, sexuality, gay romance, lgbtq, young lovers ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa, south africa, west africa
Similarity:
100%
351
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
It’s summer and the beginning of the long vacation period for eleven-year-old Martin, who lives on a farm, and, at a loss, observes his family’s disintegration : his mother lives locked-up in her room ; his older brother, who he adores, drowns ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
coming of age, family drama, gay, kids and family, unhappy marriage, family problems, family relations, crumbling marriage, social problems, parents and children, father son relationship, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, disturbing, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sexual relations, boy, coming of age, gay, first sexual experience, teenage life, divorced parents, teenager, tennis, athlete's life, friendship, prodigy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Gene and Finny are two boys who are best friends living in 1943, at the height of World War II. The idea that the boys will most likely be drafted when they turn eighteen is surrounding them, and they are practically forced to live their lives to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sexual, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, world war two, preparatory school, gay interest, high school friend, schoolboy, buddy, teenage boy, roommate, little boy, boy, gay ...
Time:
1940s, year 1972
Place:
new england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
At a French boarding school for troubled youth in the early 1970's, the Headmaster and his wife decide that their son Daniel, who is fifteen years old but looks younger, should finally go live in the dorm with all the other students, as they do ...
Style:
sexual, realistic, semi serious, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
boys' school, buddies, boarding school life, rebellion, friendship, youth, male nudity, family relations, rebelliousness, boss and employee, boarding school, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
14K
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Robert Bresson plumbs great reservoirs of feelings with one of the most searing portraits of human desperation ever put on film.
Style:
art house, black and white, depressing, contemplative, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
child abuse, coming of age, suicide, adolescence, minimalism, betrayal, sexual abuse, solitude, existentialism, children, poacher, humiliation ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, japan, tokyo, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, West Germany, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.
Style:
sad, heartbreaking, art house, depressing, reflective ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
nazi, friendship, world war two, nazism, childhood, french resistance, coming of age, holocaust, gestapo, lgbt teen, nazi occupation, anti semitism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1944
Place:
france, paris france, israel, europe, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt, Algeria
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Set against the panoramic backdrop of war-torn Egypt, director Youssef Chahine tells a highly personal tale of love and determination. Amid the poverty, death and suffering caused by World War II, 18 year-old Yehia, retreats into a private world of ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, realistic, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
homosexual, world war two, father son relationship, arab, forbidden love, gay, death of lover, teenage boy, african, homosexuality, lgbt, lesbian ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
africa, palestine, alexandria egypt, middle east, south africa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young gay man determined to reinvent his life leaves everything behind on his quest for self-realization.
Style:
non-linear, psychological, tense, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay love, gay lead character, gay, gay son, gay relationship, male nudity, gay couple, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, gay club, gay youth ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Romain, 31, a photographer, learns that a malignancy may kill him within a few months. Decisions: treatment? work? how to tell his lover and his family. He remembers the sea and himself as a child. He stares in the mirror. He's cruel: facing ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, touching, serious, talky ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, lgbtq, homosexuality, gay interest, tumor, photograph, grandparent grandchild relationship, photographer, gay cruising, gay brother, group sex ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he's admonished by a nun to follow the path of the Lord, and not that of the Devil. ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, uplifting, cult classic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
childhood, judaism, friendship between boys, afterlife, friendship, coming of age, boy, youth, catholicism, mentor, rabbi, religion ...
Time:
year 2002, 70s, 20th century, year 1976, 1930s ...
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
Similarity:
100%
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