Boys State
Democracy isn't a spectator sport.
18+ 2020 · 110 min · ★ 7.1 · Documentary
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.
Directed by Jesse Moss
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- S Steven Garza Self
- R Robert MacDougall Self
- R René Otero Self
- E Eddy Proietti Conti Self
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