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Boys State
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Boys State

2020•1h 50m•Documentary
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Story Line

This raucous journey into the heart of democracy captures an unusual rite of passage: 1,100 teenage boys from across Texas coming together to build a representative government from the ground up.

“Democracy isn't a spectator sport.”

Top Cast

Ben Feinstein

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Steven Garza

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Robert MacDougall

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René Otero

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Eddy Proietti Conti

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Rating

7.1/ 10

Release Date

2020-01-24

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Documentary

Part of the Series

Boys / Girls State Collection

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User Reviews (1)

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

9/10
•8/13/2020
Few films this year had me on the edge of my seat as much as 'Boy State'. By the end, I was gasping, crying, laughing and cheering at its audacity, its energy, its ferocity and its humanity. This is documentary filmmaking at its best, finding an incr...