Should you watch Boys State?
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Boys State
Documentary · 2020
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.
The sides of Boys State
- 1,100 Texas teenagers building a government
- A race for governor
- Steven, Ben, René and Robert
Boys State is good for you if…
- you like watching a campaign get won and lost up close.
- you like teenagers learning who they are under pressure.
- you want real boys, not actors, making real choices.
Boys State is bad for you if…
- you roll your eyes at teenage campaign speeches.
- you need more happening than debates and meetings.
About: democracy · ambition · identity
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