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Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. Spud is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
56 audience votes
Key crew
- Donovan MarshDirector
- Donovan MarshScreenplay
- Ed JordanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John CleeseMr. 'The Guv' Edly
- Troye SivanJohn 'Spud' Milton
- Jamie RoyalHenry 'Gecko' Barker
- Sven RuygrokRobert 'Rambo' Black
- Blessing XabaSidney 'Fatty' Sibeko-Scott
- Tom BurneVern 'Rain Man' Blackadder
- Josh GoddardCharlie 'Mad Dog' Hooper
- Travis HornsbyAlan 'Boggo' Greenstein
- Byron LangleySimon Brown
- Jason CopeMr. 'Sparerib' Wilson
- Genna BlairDebbie 'The Mermaid'
- Charlbi DeanAmanda Lawrence
Stills
Themes
private schoolsouth africabullyteen angstpubic hairteenage crushschool playmasturbationnicknameboys' school1990sschool bully