Introverted teenager Pim grows infatuated with Gino, the handsome boy next door. He leaves home and moves in with Gino's family, but later Gino departs, romancing and living with a girl from across the border. It seems like Pim's dreams will never come true, but then one rainy day Gino returns home.
14 April 1960, Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium
29 August 1966, Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium
23 January 1959
22 September 1995, Oostende, Flanders, Belgium
27 January 1963, Gent, Flanders, Belgium
1 September 1977, Mortsel, Flanders, Belgium
June 27, 2014
There's a chilly, wistful and rather matter-of-fact tone to the proceedings and this helps separate the rather run-of-the-mill aspects of the plot from the herd of teenager-in-love movies.
December 07, 2012
It's a story that's been told countless times, but first-time director Bavo Defurne has such an assured hand and visual flair (much credit also belongs to cinematographer Anton Mertens) that everything seems fresh and new.
December 06, 2012
Splendidly acted, especially by Florizoone, whose every thought appears to register on his wide-open features, it's more than promising.
February 15, 2013
This debut feature by noted short-film director Bavo Defurne emphasizes ambiance over storytelling, but that ambiance is so flavorsome you might not mind.
November 01, 2012
"North Sea Texas" explores emergent sexuality and first love with a refreshing optimism.
November 05, 2012
A small but quite lovely and wonderful film, gorgeous to look at, which tackles an age-old subject with radiant freshness.
November 01, 2012
In the annals of gay cinema about growing up, "North Sea Texas" is, regrettably, an unoriginal and rather disposable take on a subject that's been done much better in the past.
December 20, 2012
A reasonably realistic slice of lower-middle-class European life with a repressed protagonist named Pim.
February 22, 2013
Thematically, this Dutsch tale of coming of age and first love is extremely familar. but it's sincerely treated and well acted by the two central boys.
October 30, 2012
The film succeeds in creating a dense atmospheric feel and avoids generic tropes, but it does so somewhat at the neglect of its characters and narrative.
February 14, 2013
It's not just that film is underdeveloped - it's that it feels unwilling to develop, preferring to leave its characters and plot points static. The result feels stunted.
November 01, 2012
A simmering drama powered by fully drawn characters and fine performances.
