Son of Rambow (2008)

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Rating: PG-13
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Running Time: 95 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue French and English, subtitled English
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Country Of Origin: France
synopsis
It all begins in 1980s Britain, when young Will Proudfoot, raised in isolation among The Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music and TV are strictly forbidden, encounters something beyond his wildest fantasies: a pirated copy of "Rambo: First Blood." His virgin viewing of the iconic thriller blows his mind--and rapidly expanding imagination--wide open. Now, Will sets out to join forces with the seemingly diabolical school bully, Lee Carter, to make their own action epic, devising wildly creative, on-the-fly stunts, not to mention equally elaborate schemes for creating a movie of total commitment and non-stop thrills while hiding out from The Brethren. But when school popularity finally descends on Will and Lee in the form of the super-cool French exchange student, Didier Revol, their remarkable new friendship and precious film are pushed, quite literally, to the breaking point.
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Mary Proudfoot
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Will Proudfoot
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Lawrence Carter
Brethren Leader
Science Teacher
Frank
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This potential summer sleeper is loaded with charm and laughs but also has a tendency to lapse into heavy-handedness.

Story

Set in the early 1980s, the film follows young Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) as he tentatively deals with the early pangs of adolescent rebellion. It only takes one viewing of Sylvester Stallone in the original First Blood, combined with an unlikely friendship with cocky classmate Lee Carter (Will Poulter), to inspire Will to become more assertive and question authority.… Continued