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World Premiere

Best Boy

15+
1hr 35 mins
Jesse Noah Klein
Aaron Abrams, Caroline Dhavernas, Dylan Smith, Lise Roy, Marc Bendavid

Premiere Status

World Premiere

Countries

Canada

Language

English

Content Warning

Death and dying, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Swearing, Violence

Run Time

1hr 35 minutes

Enhanced Access

No

Overview

Part of the 

strand.

Three adult children and their mother reunite after the death of their abusive father, engaging in a strange, cruel competition that shaped their childhood. As the games play out, hidden truths emerge, relationships crumble and violence ensues.

Sharply scripted and featuring expert use of music to create an absurd, unpredictable environment, this is a bold, original and blackly comic satire that fearlessly skewers social constructs, the nuclear family and toxic masculinity.

– Emma Boa

Presented as part of Spotlight Canada 2025, supported by The High Commission of Canada and The Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation

Showtimes

The Venue

Vue Omni

Omni Leisure Building, Calton Square, EH1 3AU

The Venue

National Galleries Scotland: National, Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh

The Mound, EH2 2EL

The Venue

Filmhouse

88 Lothian Road, EH3 9BZ

The Venue

Cameo Picturehouse

38 Home Street, EH3 9LZ

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