Boys State
Boys State (film)
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| Music by | T. Griffin |
| Cinematography | Thorsten Thielow |
| Edited by | Jeff Seymann Gilbert |
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Running time | 109 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Boys State is a 2020 American documentary film, directed, and produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. It follows a thousand teenage boys attending Boys/Girls State in Texas, coming to build a representative government from the ground up.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where the film won the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize. It was released on August 14, 2020, by A24 and Apple.
Plot[edit source]
The film follows a thousand teenage boys attending Boys State in Austin, Texas, coming together to build a representative government from the ground up, from all different political backgrounds, navigating challenges of organizing political parties, consensus, and campaigning for the highest office at Boys State, Governor of Texas.[2]
Release[edit source]
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020.[3] Shortly after, A24 and Apple acquired distribution rights to the film for $12 million.[4][5] The film was set to screen at South by Southwest on March 13, 2020, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] It was released on August 14, 2020, after its UK release at Sundance London 2020 Online on August 9.[8]
Critical reception[edit source]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 130 reviews, with an average rating of 8.21/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Startling, upsetting, and overall absorbing, Boys State strikingly depicts American political divisions -- and machinations -- taking root in the next generation."[9] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]
At the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the film won the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize.[11] At South by Southwest, the film won the Louis Black Lone Star Award Special Jury Recognition for Documentary.[12]
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