A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.... (Full plot summary below)
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A thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up.
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| Boston GlobeTy BurrI don’t know that I’ve seen a movie this year that simultaneously depressed the hell out of me and filled me with hope like Boys State. |
| Chicago TribuneKatie WalshIt is potentially the most culturally relevant film of the fall, masterfully made and one heck of an emotional roller coaster. From moment to moment Boys State veers from exciting to troubling to amusing, and it's never anything less than utterly riveting. |
| Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangIt’s a comedy, a heartbreaker and, above all, a twisty and suspenseful piece of political theater. Its rough-and-tumble snapshot of American youth in action is somehow both troubling and exhilarating. |
| SlashfilmJason GorberSmart, entertaining, darkly comic and profoundly unsettling, Boys State is simply brilliant. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s not clear if it’s funny or tragic, if it’s reality TV or reality itself. But Boys State is as exciting and moving as Steve James’s high school basketball epic Hoop Dreams was a generation ago, with its emotional rawness, its guileless patriotism and capacity for hurt and wonder. |
| The Associated PressLindsey BahrIn this little microcosm you see not only a portrait of some serious-minded youths, but how their world views, morals and political beliefs have been molded by what’s happening in the country. And it manages to be both hopeful and bleak about our political present and future. |
| RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonYou won’t forget any of the young men who populate this film, nor will this be the last you’ll hear from them. |
| The AtlanticDavid SimsBoys State is both inspiring and occasionally terrifying, and that befits its gaze into America’s political present and future. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMostly though, State tells a story both heartbreaking and hopeful: part C-Span, part Lord of the Flies, and wholly unforgettable. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMcBaine and Moss expertly build tension leading toward the election. Last-minute surprises and frustratingly cynical attacks only increase the edge-of-your-seat aspect of the film. |
