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Handsome Devil is a Irish coming of age comedy-drama written and directed by John Butler. Though they appear to be complete opposites, they develop a friendship after being forced to share a dorm room. Tropes used in this film: Abusive Parents : Heavy implications of emotional abuse from Conor's dad, who reacts to Conor's rugby success by telling him "It was like you were my son again".

Advertised Extra : Amy Huberman featured heavily in the advertising and in most of the promotional materials; she appears in a handful of scenes and has no more than two lines. Artistic License — Sports : Largely averted see Shown Their Work belowbut the editing of the Senior Cup handsome means that the scoreline makes no sense at certain points.

Bait-and-Switch : The advertising around the film and various press write-ups made it seem like music-loving outcast Ned would be the teenager struggling his sexuality, rather than rugby star Conor. Blatant Lies : Dan's attempt to brush off Conor seeing him with his boyfriend in a gay bar as 'just being there with a friend' who's only tactile because he's European.

Blithe Spirit : Dan Sherry. Think of a modern version of Robin Williams' Mr. Keating, only more badass. And Irish. And a closeted gay man. Book Dumb : Most of the rugby players, on gay of the classes they're allowed to skip. Brilliant, but Lazy : Ned appears this way at first, but ultimately learns to apply himself. Duet Bonding : Conor and Ned, when rehearsing for the talent show.

Expy : Wood Hill College, a prestigious rugby-obsessed boys' boarding school based in the midlands of Ireland, should in no way be confused with Clongowes Wood College, a club rugby-obsessed boys' boarding school based in the midlands of Ireland. Five-Second Foreshadowing : As he devils Conor in town, Ned narrates that he was planning on surprising him, only to be surprised by Conor; seconds later, Conor walks into a bar with pink triangles in the windowstipping the audience off as to the reveal.

Forced Out of the Closet : Ned does this to Conor after a fight. Framing Device : The film opens with Ned writing his entry for the National Essay competition, and his voiceover is revealed at the end to be excerpts from him reading it at the final. Ned: What kind of bar is this? Bouncer: A bar for adults.

Bouncer: Gay adults.

LGBT Movies: Handsome Devil (2016)

The Generation Gap : An Irish LGBT version, given the massive shift from the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the 90s to being the first country to legalise gay marriage through popular vote in Dan's advice as a man in his 40s who is still closeted at work to Conor is to continue to hide who he is, and that things will get better when he's older.

Ned, a teenager, advises him to just come out and own it. Conor taking the latter path inspires Dan to come out to his colleagues. Genius Bruiser : Played with. Early on in the film, Ned makes a quip about the summer treating Weasel well, implying that he may have performed so poorly in class that he had to stay behind for summer classes.

But it's not every day you see a bully jock referencing Brutus' betrayal of Julius Caesar, as Weasel does in the scene where Ned finally stands up to him, only for Conor to angrily tell him to get back to the dorm.