Lord of the Flies

1963 · 92 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.7 (599 votes)

Dir. Peter Brook · Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin, Tom Gaman, Roger Allan · Music Raymond Leppard

“Evil is inherent in the human mind, whatever innocence may cloak it...”

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Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.

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A stark, unflinching descent into primal instincts. It feels like watching a slow-motion car crash of innocence, where order crumbles into brutal savagery under the weight of unchecked human nature. A truly disturbing and unforgettable experience.

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