School Life (2017)

Directed by

David Rane, Neasa Ní Chianáin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ireland, Spain

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the daily lives of students and teachers at a boarding school in rural Ireland. It shows the routines, friendships, and small dramas that unfold over a school year.

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What happens

School Life also known as In Loco Parentis is a 2016 Irish-Spanish documentary film about life in an Irish boarding school, written and directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane. The film stars Amanda Leyden and John Leyden in the lead roles. The film was premiered in several international film festivals in 2016 and 2017 while had its theatrical release in the United States on 8 September 2017. The documentary film was released in Ireland and Spain with the title In Loco Parentis but the title was later changed to School Life due to its theatrical release in the US. The film was well received and opened to positive reviews from the critics. The documentary was critically acclaimed for its storyline and screenplay and was also lauded by critics as one of the finest ever documentary films. It also received several awards and nominations in several film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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