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7.0It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school. Spud is a boy from an ordinary background who wins a scholarship to a private school in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Surrounded by boys with nicknames like Gecko, Rambo, Rain Man and Mad Dog, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home.
Released: 2010-12-03107 minDir: Donovan MarshComedy, DramaBudget: $4.0MBox office: $2.4MPart of: Spud Collection
Cast
- John Cleese as Mr. 'The Guv' Edly
- Troye Sivan as John 'Spud' Milton
- Jamie Royal as Henry 'Gecko' Barker
- Sven Ruygrok as Robert 'Rambo' Black
- Blessing Xaba as Sidney 'Fatty' Sibeko-Scott
- Tom Burne as Vern 'Rain Man' Blackadder
Themes
- private school
- south africa
- bully
- teen angst
- pubic hair
- teenage crush
- school play
- masturbation
- nickname
- boys' school
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
2,879 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
- Year
- 2010
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- South Africa
- Original language
- English language
- Cast member
- Tanit Phoenix
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Filming location
- South Africa
- FilmAffinity ID
- 909765
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.spudthemovie.com
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 2010-12-03
- title
- Spud
- after a work by
- John van de Ruit
- review score
- 6.7/10
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