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New Port South (2001)

New Port South poster
Directed by
Kyle Cooper
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school students in a Chicago suburb begin to question authority and push back against their school's restrictive rules. An English teacher becomes their reluctant mentor as their small acts of rebellion escalate.

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What happens

New Port South is a 2001 American drama film. It was released on September 7, 2001. The film is set in the fictional town of New Port, near Chicago. It stars Will Estes, Todd Field, and Blake Shields, was written by James Hughes and directed by Kyle Cooper. The soundtrack is by Telefon Tel Aviv. James Hughes is the son of John Hughes, who also served as executive producer for the movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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