Master Harold...and the Boys

Master Harold...and the Boys (2010)

  • 57% want to see it
    (46 ratings)

The story of Hally, an adolescent white South African stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and Hally's friend and teacher. Hally is required to laugh at his father's racist jokes, while Sam contrastingly exposes Hally… More

PG-13,
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Drama

Critic Reviews

  • Phil Hall, Film Threat

    This film version never quite clicks because of a lack of ensemble chemistry with its three main stars.

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  • Byron B


    I worked on a production of this stage play in college. It is an interesting alternative to the Oscar contender The Help. It is freed a bit from its constraints as a stage play during the opening credits and by including Hally's parents as characters. Master Harold, or Hally… More

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