

You Are Not Alone
Love thy neighbor as thyself.
Young teenager Bo is too sensitive for the hothouse atmosphere of a boarding school run by a cold, unfeeling would-be man of the cloth. Lonely and scared, he finds a soulmate in the headmaster's son Kim with whom he forms a bond of friendship... that slowly grows into something more.
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- Language
- Danish
- coming of age
- teenage sexuality
- lgbt
- sexual awakening
- lgbt teen
- boys' boarding school
- boys' school
- teenage protagonist
- child sexuality
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR23 Feb 1978
DenmarkDK
- TheatricalA23 Feb 1978
GermanyDE
- Physical1226 Sept 2014
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You Are Not Alone was released on 23 February 1978.
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FlyerArt
5/23/2026
9/10 "Du er ikke alene" (You Are Not Alone) is a groundbreaking 1978 Danish film that remains significant for its portrayal of young gay love. Set in a boarding school, it follows the developing relationship between two boys, blending themes of youth liberation, political awakening, and LGBTQ acceptance. As one of the earliest major films to address these topics with such openness, it presents love is love in a direc…
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kinrich30
8/30/2026
This was about two young guys discovering that they are gay and by the end of the film they make sure their whole school knows it. Honestly, I would have liked it more if the cast were older, but the concept of the story wasn't bad.
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