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Dead Poets Society
AUSTRALIA · 1989

Dead Poets Society

Peter Weir
individualism vs conformity carpe diem mentorship and influence coming of age rebellion against authority
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Synopsis

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

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