Boys State
“Democracy isn't a spectator sport.”
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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Part of Boys / Girls State Collection
2 films
Cast
5 people
Jesse Moss Director · Amanda McBaine Director T. Griffin Composer
United States release August 13, 2020 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Concordia Studio
Production
Mile End Films
Production
A24
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2020
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · August 13, 2020
Digital · Apple TV+
United States
March 6, 2020 · Premiere · True/False Film Festival
June 17, 2020 · Premiere · AFI Docs Festival
June 23, 2020 · Premiere · Nantucket Film Festival
March 31, 2021 · Premiere · Cinequest Film Festival
American Samoa
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Anguilla
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Antigua & Barbuda
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Argentina
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Armenia
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Australia
August 8, 2020 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
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Austria
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Azerbaijan
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Bahamas
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Bahrain
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Belarus
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Belgium
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Belize
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Bermuda
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Bolivia
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Botswana
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Brazil
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British Virgin Islands
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Bulgaria
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Cambodia
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Canada
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Cape Verde
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Cayman Islands
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Chile
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Cyprus
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Czechia
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Denmark
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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Egypt
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El Salvador
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Estonia
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Eswatini
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Fiji
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Finland
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France
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Gambia
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Germany
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Ghana
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Greece
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Grenada
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Guam
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Guatemala
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Guinea-Bissau
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Honduras
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Hungary
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India
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Indonesia
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Japan
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Jordan
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Laos
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Latvia
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Lebanon
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Macao SAR China
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Malaysia
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Malta
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Mauritius
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Mexico
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Micronesia
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Moldova
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Mongolia
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Niger
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Norway
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Oman
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Panama
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Philippines
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Poland
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Portugal
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Puerto Rico
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Qatar
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Russia
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Saudi Arabia
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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South Korea
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Spain
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St. Kitts & Nevis
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Sweden
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Taiwan
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Tajikistan
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Thailand
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Turkmenistan
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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Uganda
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Ukraine
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United Arab Emirates
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United Kingdom
August 9, 2020 · Premiere · Sundance London Film Festival
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Venezuela
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Vietnam
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Zimbabwe
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