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Boys State

  • 20202020
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 49m
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7.6/10
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Boys State (2020)
'Boys State' is an immersion into an annual, week-long program in which a thousand Texas high school seniors gather for an elaborate mock exercise: building their own state government.
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A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.
IMDb RATING
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5.3K
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    • Amanda McBaine
    • Jesse Moss
  • Stars
    • Ben Feinstein
    • Steven Garza(uncredited)
    • Robert MacDougall(uncredited)
    • Amanda McBaine
    • Jesse Moss
  • Stars
    • Ben Feinstein
    • Steven Garza(uncredited)
    • Robert MacDougall(uncredited)
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    • 35User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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    René Otero and Ben Feinstein in Boys State (2020)
    René Otero in Boys State (2020)
    Robert MacDougall in Boys State (2020)
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    Ben Feinstein
    Ben Feinstein
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    Steven Garza
    Steven Garza
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    • (uncredited)
    Robert MacDougall
    Robert MacDougall
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    René Otero
    René Otero
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    • (uncredited)
      • Amanda McBaine
      • Jesse Moss
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    • Trivia
      In 2017, the year before filming, Texas Boys State voted to secede from the United States.
    • Quotes

      René Otero: I don't hate the man. Never will. I think he's a fantastic politician. But I don't think a fantastic politician is a compliment either.

    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Uncle Frank/Luxor/Boys State (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      The U.S. Air Force Song
      Written by Robert Crawford

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    7/10
    The game is the game
    Depressing and disturbing with occasional glimmers of hope.

    Shows how quickly current political culture pervades the mindset and morals of 16-17 year old boys.

    Film leans toward a reality tv vibe.

    Note: majority of "campaign speeches" focus on guns and pro-life statements.
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    • mzgriest
    • Sep 5, 2020

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      • August 14, 2020 (Canada)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Concordia Studio
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