The Lost Boys (2023 film)

{{short description|2023 Belgian-French drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Lost Boys

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Le Paradis}}

| image = Le_paradis.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Zeno Graton

| producer = Priscilla Bertin
Valérie Bournonville
Judith Nora
Joseph Rouschop

| writer = Zeno Graton
Clara Bourreau
Maarten Loix

| starring = Khalil Ben Garbia
Julien de Saint Jean
Eye Haïdara

| music = Bachar Khalifé

| cinematography = Olivier Boonjing

| editing = Arnaud Bellemans
Nobuo Coste

| studio = Tarantula
Silex Films
Menuetto Film

| distributor = O'Brother Distribution
Gusto Entertainment
Rézo Films

| released = {{film date|2023|2|19|Berlin|df=y}}

| runtime = 83 minutes

| country = Belgium
France

| language = French

| budget =

}}

The Lost Boys ({{langx|fr|Le Paradis}}) is a Belgian-French drama film, directed by Zeno Graton and released in 2023.Phuong Le, [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/11/the-lost-boys-review-zeno-graton-youth-prison "The Lost Boys review – passionate and political youth-prison love story"]. The Guardian, 11 December 2023. The film centres on a romance between Joe (Khalil Ben Gharbia) and William (Julien de Saint Jean), two teenagers incarcerated in a youth detention center.Nick Levine, [https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/the-lost-boys-zeno-graton-queer-prison-romance-interview/ "The Lost Boys director explains why his prison romance is a 'metaphor' for life as a queer person"]. The Big Issue, 24 December 2023.

The cast also includes Eye Haïdara, Jonathan Couzinié, Matéo Bastien, Samuel Di Napoli, Amine Hamidou, Nlandu Lubansu, Terry Ngoga, Audrey D'Hulstère, Laurence Oltuski, David Leclercq, Noémie Van Cauwelaert, Marc-Elie Piedagnel, Marc Gallo, Aurélien Vandenbeyvanghe, Samir Asghir and Giovanni Vanhaerens in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.Ali Ercivan, [https://icsfilm.org/reviews/berlinale-2023-review-the-lost-boys-zeno-graton/ "Berlinale 2023 review: The Lost Boys (Zeno Graton)"]. International Cinephile Society, 21 February 2023. It was later screened at festivals including TIFF Next WaveKelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2023/03/16/summer-with-hope-among-tiffs-next-wave-lineup/ "Summer With Hope among TIFF’s Next Wave lineup"]. Playback, 16 March 2023. and the 2023 BFI London Film Festival.Asyia Iftikhar, [https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/04/london-film-festival-lgbtq-films-roundup/ "London Film Festival 2023: 7 under-the-radar LGBTQ+ films to put on your watchlist"]. PinkNews, 4 September 2023.