Eastern Boys

This is a tough, important film, and one that wields ambivalence like a cudgel.

Writer-director-editor Robin Campillo has crafted an unruly yet pointed drama that should intrigue patient viewers.

Both surprisingly resonant, and something of a thrill-ride.

Robin Campillo’s film is frequently tense, confronting and confounding (in the best way possible). An unconventional genre hybrid that defies audience expectation with surprising regularity.