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Boys State

  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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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.

  • Directors
    • Amanda McBaine
    • Jesse Moss
  • Stars
    • Ben Feinstein
    • Robert MacDougall
    • Steven Garza
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    6.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Amanda McBaine
      • Jesse Moss
    • Stars
      • Ben Feinstein
      • Robert MacDougall
      • Steven Garza
    • 36User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 17 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Steven Garza
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    René Otero
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    • Directors
      • Amanda McBaine
      • Jesse Moss
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    Did you know

    • 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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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 14, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 新世代公民
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Concordia Studio
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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