Boychoir


Boychoir
A talented young boy who is essentially orphaned after the death of his single mother is sent to a boarding school for music. Angry at his predicament, the boy starts fighting and being troublesome. It appears he might waste his talents until a tough but fair choir teacher takes on the challenge of turning around his poor attitude and getting him to appreciate his beautiful voice, and take part in the National Championship.

103 minutes.
Parental Guidance.
Drama, Musical, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Peachy skin, peachy voice...
Peachy skin, peachy voice...

Credits

Cast
Dustin Hoffman, Kevin McHale, Josh Lucas, Debra Winger, Garret Wareing, Joe West, River Alexander
Director
François Girard
ScreenplayBen Ripley
MusicBrian Byrne
CinematographyDavid Franco
EditingGaétan Huot
Sound formatsDolby
Made in2014
Produced byInformant Film, Informant Media

IMDB page
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama, musical
LanguageLow impact, infrequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceLow impact, infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested
Runtime123
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.



Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Helen Herimbi quote iconActing trio help film hit a high note.
10
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople
10
Cape Times
Deborah Young quote iconLiving in harmony.
10
Metacritic.com
10 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
33 critics
11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconBoychoir rests heavily -- and not always comfortably -- on the shoulders of Dustin Hoffman, whose typically excellent work isn't always quite enough to compensate for an overly predictable drama.
10

What the People say

Rottentomatoes users
506 users
13
Internet
868 Netizens quote iconThe beautiful music of Boychoir is what lingers long after the credits roll
13

Average .. 54%

11

Trailer






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