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Boys State

7.1 (112 votes)• 2020• 110m•Released

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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.

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Languages: English, Spanish

Director: Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine

Starring Cast: Ben Feinstein, Steven Garza, Robert MacDougall, René Otero, Eddy Proietti Conti

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