Disco Boy

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Disco Boy

2024

1h 32m

Drama

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After a painful journey through Europe, Alex, the Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France and clings to a confused hope of a European identity. Jomo, the Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge to continue across borders, bodies, life and death...

Critics Consensus

Visually stylish and alluring in a dreamlike way, Disco Boy finds writer-director Giacomo Abbruzzese building on his obvious influences to tell a story that's distinctive in its own right.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Apr 1, 2024

4/5

But what the Italian director Giacomo Abbruzzese, on his feature debut, has done with this hoary premise is extraordinary.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Mar 31, 2024

4/5

While the plot itself is a little nebulous, the atmosphere that Abbruzzese creates, through a hypnotic, pulsing electronic score and Rogowski’s febrile presence, is unnerving and intense.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Feb 21, 2024

Disco Boy drives by with a certain striking aesthetic that can be hypnotic, and Rogowski is a sufficiently charismatic actor, enough to generate empathy. [Full review in Spanish]

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Oct 17, 2025

Alex and Jomo’s stories eventually becoming intertwined is not just a clever narrative trick, though it does provide emotionally powerful results.

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

Sep 3, 2024

4/5

Disco Boy is a riveting and visceral belter of a film with, unsurprisingly, a terrific lead performance from Franz Rogowski.

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Ray Pride

Newcity

Jul 4, 2024

10/10

Abbruzzese’s style drenches from the start, immersive in the dreamy fashion that bespeaks cinema more than mere plot-fashioned moviemaking. Lyrical yet highly controlled.

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Thomas C

Feb 17, 2024

Great story telling. Beautiful and compelling

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Carla F

@Lolo_0665 Feb 20, 2026

Sehr ästhetisch, ich liebe die Filmmusik und das wiederkehrende Motiv vom Tanzen. Davon abgesehen bleibt der Film emotional flach, die schockierenden Erfahrungen des Protagonisten werden einfach so im Raum stehen gelassen. Der Bruder und die Schwester bleiben schwammige Charaktere im Hintergrund, die versöhnliche Tanzszene am Ende ergibt keinen Sinn im Hinblick auf die vorangegangenen Taten des Protagonisten. Es ging um Imperialismus, jedoch ohne sich zu trauen, die weiße Perspektive herauszufordern. Allgemein, hübsch und etwas kitschig.

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Pascale D

@PascaleD Dec 13, 2024

From prison in his home country, Belarus, to the French Legion, how a young man tries to create a better life for himself, the equivalent to the American Dream. Going through the Legion practices, rituals and values will become increasingly challenging to Alex, especially following his first intervention overseas. His sense of humanity, his connection to mankind develops (or amplifies) and he will have to make choices to be able to stick to these. Dance ends up being the one means of universal connection, maybe a possibility of redemption and forgiveness for Alex. A major movie, with an astonishingly supportive soundtrack by Vitalic, and a great acting performance by Franz Rogowski.

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Nicholas G

@Nickelgee Feb 4, 2024

Lyrical, poetic story of two soldiers that is hypnotic, moving and wholly original

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After a painful journey through Europe, Alex, the Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France and clings to a confused hope of a European identity. Jomo, the Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge to continue across borders, bodies, life and death...

Director: Giacomo Abbruzzese
Producer: Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland
Screenwriter: Giacomo Abbruzzese
Distributor: Big World Pictures
Production Co: Donten & Lacroix Films, Panache Productions, Films Grand Huit, Dugong Production
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 2, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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