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Goat (2016)

Goat poster
Directed by
Andrew Neel
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 272 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college freshman follows his older brother into a fraternity. He endures a brutal hazing initiation that tests his loyalty and sense of self.

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What happens

Goat is a 2016 American drama film directed by Andrew Neel and written by David Gordon Green, Neel, and Mike Roberts; it is based on the book Goat: A Memoir by Brad Land. It stars Ben Schnetzer, Nick Jonas, Gus Halper, Daniel Flaherty, Jake Picking, Virginia Gardner and James Franco. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2016. The film was released on September 23, 2016, by The Film Arcade and Paramount Home Video with a limited theatrical release and a same day video on demand distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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