North Sea Texas
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  • Summary: Pim lives with his ex-beauty queen, single mother in a small town on the Belgian coast. Introverted, he spends his childhood drawing and dreaming up fantasy lives while keeping his emerging desires a secret. As a teenager, he grows infatuated with his older neighbor and motorcycling hero, Gino. But his first love seems likely to end in disappointment. Meanwhile, his mother Yvette longs to leave everything behind and see the world. Their two dreams collide when a handsome man arrives in town and becomes their new lodger. (Strand Releasing)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
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  1. Total Film
    Reviewed by: Sam Wigley
    Nov 1, 2012
    80
    Drawing affecting performances from a fledgling cast, Defurne's film is a poignant snapshot of square-peg adolescent desire, vibrantly set against a colourful backdrop.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Lewis
    Dec 6, 2012
    75
    A pleasure to watch - a spot-on story about the agony and ecstasy of adolescent first love.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    Nov 2, 2012
    70
    Though not without its mini-heartbreaks and melancholic turns, North Sea Texas explores emergent sexuality and first love with a refreshing optimism.
  4. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    Nov 1, 2012
    60
    Tender and touching, this gay coming-of-ages story is underpinned by a terrific, subtle turn from newcomer Florizoone.

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  1. cspencere
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    This wonderful rugged coming-of-age drama plays out like a beautiful, yet sometimes tragic, fairytale with plenty of depth and emotion. The end result is touching and will leave you lovesick.… Expand

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