Gus Van Sant's take on the shooting at Columbine High School is a masterpiece. Using a cast of unprofessional actors, he has created a unique and highly affecting film, rich in atmosphere and style. The non-linear narrative follows the experiences of the key characters, giving a different perspective of events in the short time frame (most of the events shown in the film take place in about an hour). While the tension in the film obviously comes from the impending violence, the film's strongest
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IF .... (1968)
Certification15 Our Rating
The 1960s and tradition is teetering on the edge, a group of minor public school boys can't hack it any more and rebellion brews. Discovering a cache of automatic weapons, they revolt bloodily against the establishment around them, from the rooftop they engage in a firefight with the teachers and other students, who are armed with the Army Cadet training rifles. A classic of the English cinema... rise up all teens.
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THE CLASS (FRENCH) (2008)
Certification15 Our Rating
A fly-on-the-wall type drama, based around the real life experiences of a teacher observing incidents in a multi-ethnic Parisian class full of teenagers. We watch the pupils, the other teachers' summations of them, their projects and their learning (or lack thereof, as the case may be), meet their parents, and we are, as any teacher might be, continually wrong-footed by them. 'The Class' is an intelligent, polemic film that will undoubtedly provoke you into a re-assessment of your opinions on th
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