An annual gathering of 1,000 high school boys in Texas, designed to replicate the state government, felt like some sort of SNL parody at the outset of the film. Turns out it is a cultural phenomenon that occurs in many of the other states in the union as well. This documentary is fun, youthful, and full of the hopefulness found only in youth. But this whimsical piece of art imitates life in ways that sheds light on the ridiculousness of our nation’s political system. The serious interest in politics of so many youths is inspiring in one way, but the main winners being mocked and the losers celebrated feels all too familiar to the way things play out in our national press.

IMDB 7.7

Rotten Tomatoes 94%/NA

(PG-13)