The Chocolate War

The Chocolate War

1988 · 100 min · EN · R · 5.8 (29 votes)
Dir. Keith Gordon · Starring John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison, Corey Gunnestad, Brent David Fraser

Sometimes revenge is bitter, not sweet.

Drama

A surreal portrait of a Catholic Private School and its hierarchy. A new student must submit to the bizarre rituals of his peers and the expectations of the school's administration by selling chocolates.

VIBE

A darkly surreal and oppressive journey through the bizarre rituals of a Catholic school. It's a disquieting look at conformity and the loss of innocence, wrapped in a strange, almost dreamlike atmosphere.

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