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.
Direction
Brook's documentary-style realism makes it feel like found footage horror.
Acting
Actual untrained kids delivering performances that wreck you.
Cinematography
Harsh black-and-white that strips away any romantic island fantasy.
Director
Peter Brook
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