Film Review – 12 O’Clock Boys

“12 O’Clock Boys” initially promises a story concerning the mystique of inner-city dirt bike riding, but ends up a terrifying tale of innocence lost. It’s strong work from director Lotfy Nathan, who acquires incredible access to a subculture that largely seeks out anonymity, following a boy as he develops into a young man with a questionable direction in life. Although it initially positions itself as a surface portrayal of urban decay, “12 O’Clock Boys” has the benefit of time, with three years of footage collected and edited into an unsettling and combustible portrait of neglect and wayward ambition, riveting all the way to the end. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com