Disco Boy

15 yrs 88 minutes • 2023 • 6.3

In Disco Boy, Aleksei sneaks out of his native Belarus to go to Paris and join the Foreign Legion. Jomo fights together with his guerrilla group for the survival of the local residents against the oil companies in the Niger Delta 500 miles away. When Aleksei is eventually sent there as a soldier, their paths cross and nothing is the same again. "Franz Rogowski, a specialist in tough yet vulnerable masculinity, in the role of Alex is surrounded by a cinematic artistry that matches his performance. The soundtrack's electronic music blends beautifully with Hélène Louvart's creative photography, which won an award at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. The storytelling itself is impressive precisely", writes Malin Krutmeijer in Sydsvenskan.