Orz Boys

March 17, 2008 "Orz Boys" is an artistic and capricious flight of fancy that puts the mystery and even a streak of malice into the rendition of a child's world. First time film director Gilles Ya-che Yang (author of the novel "Blue Gate Crossing" which became a hit youth film in Taiwan) displays polished storytelling skills, weaving classic fairytales into the story of two little boys' friendship, then subverting and reinventing them to express the central themes of betrayal and disenchantment. "Orz Boys" can be viewed as a sister film to "Flower in the Pocket," the Malaysian festival scorer that also shows the mischief two boys get into when neglected.

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