To Play or to Die

1990 · 48 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 400 VOTES · DIR. Frank Krom

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Overview

In this short motion picture, schoolboy Kees is intelligent, introvert and sensitive, but gets ridiculed verbally and physically at an all-boys school by mindlessly cocky class mates and even insensitive teachers, especially in gym, where his physical weakness is mercilessly abused to make him a defenceless laughing stock in front of his smirking peers. His awakening sexual interest goes to boys, and in particular to Charel, a beautiful athletic classmate who probably feels an undetermined interest but would never risk admitting (possibly not even to himself) having any gay or bi appreciation, least of all for a 'sissy', and thus remains unresponsive to shy Kees' overtures. When the hunk finally comes over to Kees' place while his parents are away, a desperate disappointment with a tragical twist is in the making…

Dialogue Timeline — 1,163 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:18 Boss, boss! You gotta run!
00:09:46 Why thing becomes like that?
00:14:11 I'm in position, cover me
00:18:27 NO! NO!
00:22:37 No need to change outfits
00:26:01 Go
00:30:32 was fatally shot
00:34:48 What does pro-fes-sion-al mean?
00:37:44 OK
00:44:33 You drink again
00:48:46 What did you actually do?
00:53:39 I want to know about Flower Island instead
00:57:23 What's wrong with you?
01:00:19 Did you go to flower island?
01:04:56 Not me
01:10:18 A pleasure doing business with you
01:18:06 So you got a girlfriend
01:23:11 Number 13
01:31:30 Too late
01:35:55 You have no other choices?
01:39:56 Why? What are you going to do?
01:45:36 Get the girl
01:54:22 Hey dog!
150:00:00 the additional team

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,163
Dialogue density24.2 lines / min
First line00:02:18
Final line150:00:00

Production Record

DirectorFrank Krom
LanguageDutch
IMDb votes400