I gave this film one star because it's absolutely worse than the book. Maybe and only maybe if I first have sean the film I would be more impressed but now... I have read the book more than three times and the film is nothing like it. That's what upsets me. It could be shocking peace, but now it's ruined.
"This movie is about a boy who is sent to boarding school and winds up in all kinds of trouble. Generally, there is a lot of bullying in this movie and it isn´t in any way feel-good.
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AFIoscar added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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American or not, movies about bullying always seem to have a hard time giving us villains that are more than just one-dimensional mustache twirlers. These films focus entirely on the suffering of the victims and don't care enough to explore the motivations and/or backgrounds of the perpetrators. It's the classic sin of looking at problems through a black-and-white filter- by doing that, it's easier to entertain the audience, but the opportunity to challenge them and to make them think is ess"
hexagon sun added this to a list 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Plot: Erik is expelled from school for fighting. He ends up at a private boarding school where the senior students control the young ones. Erik finds a friend in Pierre, his room mate. The story revolves around Erik who just wishes to be left alone and graduate. He doesn't listen to what the seniors have to say and they don't like it.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mikael Håfström
Stars: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård
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Story: 8 | Story Idea: 8 | Acting: 8 | Score"
Villiana added this to a list 11 months, 4 weeks ago
"May 24, 2012
I'm impressed. I love those movies.
I like atmosphere in this film, theme, acting...
Absolutely everything was great.
I add this movie to Boys will be boys list"
"Erik is expelled from school for fighting. He ends up at a private boarding school where the senior students control the young ones. Erik finds a friend in Pierre, his room mate. The story revolves around Erik who just wishes to be left alone and graduate. He doesn't listen to what the seniors have to say and they don't like it.
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Dark drama based upon the self experiences of writer Jan Guillou. It is gripping stuff that has some similarities to "Fanny & Alexander" in atmosphere but where in that film we had a priest doing psychological terror here we have an entire school class. Deservedly nominated for an Academy Award and sent Michael Håfström to Hollywood"