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Sep 17, 2016 · Two very different Irish high school outsiders learn to be true to themselves in John Butler's coming-of-age story 'Handsome Devil,' which features Andrew Scott as a supportive English teacher.
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Jun 2, 2017 · Handsome Devil offers a charming, well-acted variation on the coming-of-age story with a few fresh topical twists. Read Critics Reviews
- (49)
- Fionn O'shea
- John Butler
- Drama, LGBTQ+
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 20, 2022. Ben Turner The Pink Lens. The unstoppable force of self-discovery meets the immovable object of homophobia, with somewhat explosive results ...
Jun 2, 2017 · Handsome Devil: Directed by John Butler. With Fionn O'Shea, Ardal O'Hanlon, Amy Huberman, Ruairi O'Connor. Ned and Conor are forced to share a bedroom at their boarding school. The loner and the star athlete at this rugby-mad school form an unlikely friendship until it's tested by the authorities.
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- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- John Butler
- 2017-06-02
Jun 1, 2017 · “Handsome Devil” transcends its well-worn classroom drama routine once the characters’ sexual identities become a talking point instead of a schoolyard taunt.
- John Butler
Jun 2, 2017 · The film never really tells us because it is wholly inconsequential. The character himself describes the word as “strange” or “outsider” rather than “homosexual,” its use targeting the bullies as homophobes more than him as a sexually active teenager.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Handsome Devil offers a charming, well-acted variation on the coming-of-age story with a few fresh topical twists."
