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Boys will be boys

Boys will be boys

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By Michael Pickard
September 12, 2022

The Director’s Chair
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Rising Danish director Jonas Risvig speaks to DQ about steering his biggest project to date, Viaplay drama Drenge (Boys), and how he drew on his own life for this story about a group of friends finding their way in life.

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