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Summerhill

  • TV Movie
  • 2008
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Tigerlily Hutchinson, Felix Yanez, Olly Alexander, Jessie Cave, and Holly Bodimeade in Summerhill (2008)
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Summerhill, whose headmistress is Zoe Redhead, is a seventy year old progressive school, run on cooperative lines with pupils having an equal say in its constitution. However officious OFSTE... Read allSummerhill, whose headmistress is Zoe Redhead, is a seventy year old progressive school, run on cooperative lines with pupils having an equal say in its constitution. However officious OFSTED inspector Wharton regards it as a waste of money and a means of teaching children disres... Read allSummerhill, whose headmistress is Zoe Redhead, is a seventy year old progressive school, run on cooperative lines with pupils having an equal say in its constitution. However officious OFSTED inspector Wharton regards it as a waste of money and a means of teaching children disrespect - though his assistant Myrtle is charmed by its ambience. In a court hearing to decid... Read all

  • Director
    • Jon East
  • Writer
    • Alison Hume
  • Stars
    • Olly Alexander
    • Annette Badland
    • Holly Bodimeade
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    7.6/10
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    • Director
      • Jon East
    • Writer
      • Alison Hume
    • Stars
      • Olly Alexander
      • Annette Badland
      • Holly Bodimeade
    • 2User reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Olly Alexander
    Olly Alexander
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    Annette Badland
    Annette Badland
    • Myrtle
    Holly Bodimeade
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    Eliot Otis Brown Walters
    Eliot Otis Brown Walters
    • Ryan
    Jessie Cave
    Jessie Cave
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    Ron Cook
    Ron Cook
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    Ruth Gemmell
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    Sam Hoare
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    Tigerlily Hutchinson
    • Lucy
    Rose Hutton
    • Miri
    Lakechia Jeanne
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    Lola Mae Loughran
    Lola Mae Loughran
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    Nick Malinowski
    Nick Malinowski
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    Murray McArthur
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      Summerhill School was founded by A.S. Neill in 1921.

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    8/10
    The only good film i know that showcases child led learning
    A good movie, unique in showing the spirit of child led learning. A few striking differences struck to me- between the Western and Eastern approach. Almost like rule-following Suryavanshis vs more fluid Chandravanshis as explained by Amish Tripathi in his books.

    1. The kids' court where majority passed rules and punishments didn't jive with me. It made decision making more efficient but did I make it more effective?

    2. I am glad for some lawlessness in the vast country of India where government's OFSTED bureaucracy can't reach KLM. 😊 3. I like the admission of the strict mom that it's her want for orderliness and not the child's exploration that's the issue. Her adult personality wont change now but the girl should get to form hers.

    I may be biased here. East or west, what is missing for me, and perhaps will be in any community-wide system unless one takes great efforts is a deep understanding of every individual. Even in community living, we come in contact over common activities and brush past each other superficially. How awesome would it be to have at least one other person who understands you super-closely, especially the budding child. What is making him tick or not tick? What was going on in the head of the trouble-maker that he bashed up a little boy? Where is the freedom-filled avenue to express the evilest of feelings inside us. The improv game they showed in the movie seemed one great tool for such catharsis.
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      • 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
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      • Tiger Aspect Productions
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