French Film EASTERN BOYS is a Hard Movie to Watch, Impossible to Disregard

A feral gang of young males form a lose familial group controlled by Boss.  Boss has piercing good looks; azure colored eyes, golden hair & an Adonis body.  He is an egomaniac who reigns over his brood with magnetism & frightening cruelty.  Moroccan born, French film dir/screenwriter, Robin Campillo's movie EASTERN BOYS has an omnipotent skill to hold you under its control.  The eastern boys are a nefarious lot from Eastern Europe:  Russia, Ukraine & Romania.  Security guards, patrolmen & pedestrians are mindful of their presence.  Marek, a gang member, allures an older, genteel man, Daniel into an arranged consensual sexual encounter.  Daniel initial reluctance to have the render-vous at his aptmt. should have been heeded.  Expecting Marek, Daniel's aptmt. is overrun by Boss & his goon squad who ransack the place & blantantly steal his possessions.  Daniel appears dumbfounded, angered, compliant & transfixed by Boss.  Marek enters later, after the havoc ensued.  Marek returns days later & Daniel allows Marek inside & agrees to pay him for sex despite having been duped.  This is an engrossing psychological drama that deals with control & power in relationships. It also a keen social commentary on illegal immigrants in France.  Boss' hold over Marek & others is vicious & intoxicating.  Shifts in the relationship dynamics between Daniel & Marek are spellbounding.  The acting makes for a convincing & chilling film. It's like watching a trainwreck; you cannot turn away.