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The History Boys

Set back in the 1980s at a boys' high school in Northern England, where group of eight boys are determined to get into England's top two universities. Two very different teachers are trying to help them in their quest, but their completely different approaches have unexpected results, as the boys discover what 'getting an education' really means. The film is based on the multi-award-winning play, and features sharp dialogue.

109 minutes, No persons under 13 (Language)
Comedy, Drama, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Samuel Barnett, Dominic Cooper
Director	Nicholas Hytner
Screenplay	Alan Bennett, from his play
Music	George Fenton
Cinematography	Andrew Dunn
Editing	John Wilson
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2006
Produced by	Free Range Films, BBC, DNA Films, Royal National Theatre, UK Film Council
SA Distributor	Nu Metro

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Trailer: Medium

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Strong, frequent, not demeaning
Nudity	None
Sex	Sexual innuendoes
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	None
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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarDebashine Thangevelo	10
Die BurgerJacques Liebenberg	5
Cape TimesCarina Chocano	15
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal	16
The CitizenLeon van Nierop	14
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	20
International Media
BBC (UK)Jamie Russell	15
eye Weekly (Canada)Kieran Grant	10
Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers	15
Internet (IMDB)1739 Netizens	14

Average .. 67%	13

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