House of Boys

House of Boys is a 2009 Luxembourgish-German drama film directed and written by Jean-Claude Schlim, starring Layke Anderson, Benn Northover and Udo Kier.

The film follows the story of Frank, a gay teenager in the 80s who runs away from his home to start a new life and later his struggle against the recently discovered AIDS.

The place is run by the mysterious performer and drag queen Madame (Udo Kier), who takes Frank in and employs him.

In the club he meets Angelo, who aspires to transition from male to female, and raises funds for her gender reassignment surgery; and Jake (Benn Northover), a veteran performer and favorite of customers, who considers himself to be straight.

Jeannette Catsoulis from the New York Times wrote a positive review about the film, and said that it "conveys an emotional honesty that overrides its dated style.