The Wild Boys
Island of La Réunion, in the beginning of the 20th century. Five teenagers commit a savage crime. As punishment, a Dutch captain takes them to a supernatural island with luxuriant vegetation and bewitching powers.
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Cast
43 people
Pauline Lorillard
Romuald
Known for
After Blue (Dirty Paradise)
My Best Part
Vimala Pons
Jean-Louis
Known for
How I Became a Superhero
Represent
Diane Rouxel
Hubert
Known for
Volontaire
Standing Tall
Anaël Snoek
Tanguy / Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Serpent Queen
Inexorable
Mathilde Warnier
Sloane
Known for
The Serpent
A Very Secret Service
Sam Louwyck
The Captain
Known for
Hotel Beau Séjour
The Wonders
Elina Löwensohn
Doctor Séverin(e)
Known for
Let the Corpses Tan
Nadja
Nathalie Richard
Literature Teacher
Known for
Young & Beautiful
Never Let Me Go
Christophe Bier
Prosecutor
Also in
Nanaroscope !
An Erotic Vampire in Paris
Margaux Fabre
Octavio
Known for
The Country Doctor
Lola Créton
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Black Butterflies
Goodbye First Love
Coralie Ever Noel
The Captain's Daughter
No other roles listed
Bertrand Mandico Director · William S. Burroughs Story Pierre Desprats Composer
United States release August 24, 2018 · Produced in France · Languages English, French
Production
Ecce Films
Production
Le Fresnoy
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Garçons sauvages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
South Korea · June 13, 2017
Theatrical
France · February 28, 2018
Theatrical
United States · August 24, 2018
Theatrical
United States
February 24, 2018 · Premiere · Film Comment Selects
Argentina
November 17, 2017 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Belgium
October 11, 2017 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
Canada
October 8, 2017 · Premiere · Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal
Czechia
November 5, 2017 · Premiere · Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
Denmark
November 15, 2018 · Theatrical
France
September 7, 2017 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
September 19, 2017 · Premiere · Festival international du film grolandais à Toulouse
October 20, 2017 · Premiere · Festival du film indépendant de Bordeaux
October 21, 2017 · Premiere · Gardanne Film Festival
Germany
May 23, 2019 · Theatrical
October 25, 2019 · Physical
Greece
November 3, 2017 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
December 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
September 4, 2017 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Lithuania
March 17, 2018 · Premiere · Vilnius International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 26, 2018 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Spain
November 5, 2017 · Premiere · Seville European Film Festival
December 8, 2017 · Premiere · Tarragona International Film Festival
Sweden
January 27, 2018 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
October 18, 2017 · Premiere · Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
Taiwan
July 6, 2018 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
Türkiye
February 18, 2018 · Premiere · AFM International Independent Film Festival
United Kingdom
May 11, 2018 · Theatrical
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