

Private Romeo
Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books.
When eight male cadets are left behind at an isolated military high school, the greatest romantic drama ever written seeps out of the classroom and permeates their lives.
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5.5/10
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- uniform
- cadet
- kiss
- gym
- lgbt
- military academy
- gay theme
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical20 Jun 2011
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical18 Jul 2012
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1 Jun 2012
FranceFR
- PremiereChéries-Chéris, festival de films LGBTQ++++ de Paris8 Oct 2011
- PhysicalDVD10 Oct 2012
GermanyDE
- Theatrical15 Feb 2012
New ZealandNZ
- Theatrical18 Jul 2012
SwitzerlandCH
- Theatrical1 Jun 2012
Frequently asked questions
Private Romeo was released on 20 June 2011.
Audience reviews
2- C6/10
CinemaSerf
4/16/2023
This is quite a creative reimagining of the "Romeo & Juliet" story that shifts the setting from Verona to an American military academy. Therein, are eight cadets who essentially adopt the roles of the Montagues and Capulets - but with a difference. All are male. Using an hybrid of Shakespeare's own language and a modern day soundtrack along with an overtly militaristic scenario, the love story unfolds. Creator Alan B…
- K1/10
kinrich30
8/29/2026
This is a gay take on Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. It was a fairly good movie and they worked in some singing too, but it didn't always flow smoothly. At times they were the characters, at other times they were cadets at a military academy and others they were students reading the play. While not hard to follow, it definitely broke up the flow of the movie.
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