Boot Camp

"Every year troubled teens are sent away to change their lives. On this island they must fight to save them."

2008 1h 39m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 211

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A group of troubled teens are sent to a rehabilitation program housed in a remote camp on the island of Fiji. What their parents believe is a state-of-the-art deluxe institution in a beautiful natural environment turns out to be a prison-like boot camp where they are abused and brainwashed.

“Every year troubled teens are sent away to change their lives. On this island they must fight to save them.”

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Cast

Mila Kunis
Sophie
Gregory Smith
Ben
Peter Stormare
Norman Hail
Regine Nehy
Trina
Matthew Smalley
Nick
Colleen Rennison
Ellen
Lexie Huber
Marianne
Christopher Jacot
Danny

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian Duguay
Writers: Agatha Dominik, John Cox
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christian Duguay, shot by Christian Duguay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Normand Corbeil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sylvain Lebel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mila Kunis and Gregory Smith and Peter Stormare carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Every year troubled teens are sent away to change their lives. On this island they must fight to save them.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0870204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christian Duguay directs. Christian Duguay behind the camera. Normand Corbeil scores. Sylvain Lebel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 18 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Canada, United States of America.
3Directed by Christian Duguay, shot by Christian Duguay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Normand Corbeil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sylvain Lebel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mila Kunis and Gregory Smith and Peter Stormare carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Every year troubled teens are sent away to change their lives. On this island they must fight to save them.".
8IMDB entry: tt0870204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christian Duguay
Original score: Normand Corbeil
Editing: Sylvain Lebel
Production design: Zoe Sakellaropoulo
Costume design: Renata Votrubová
Makeup / hair: Caroline Dehner
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $14,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Boot Camp (2008)

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Kamurai2021-07-01
★ 6/10
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend. Since it's basically a child prison camp outside the per view of the United States, there are lots of angles to this one. There are coming of age stories, there is the prisoner aspect of it: guilt, guards vs prisoners, prisoners vs prisoners, and just general psychology of traumatized people. I know that makes it sound REAL interesting /s, but if you like movies you can think out, especially for the characters, then this is a real good watch. For everyone else, it's still good, but it's a unique prison movie, so it comes with all that entails: abusive guards, warden with a god complex, and infighting like cuttlefish.

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