Summerhill
Rating: 7.4 · 2008 · Drama, Family · USA
Description
Summerhill, whose headmistress is Zoe Redhead, is a seventy year old progressive school, run on cooperative lines with pupils having an equal say in its constitution. However officious OFSTED inspector Wharton regards it as a waste of money and a means of teaching children disrespect - though his assistant Myrtle is charmed by its ambience. In a court hearing to decide the school's future barrister Geoffrey Robertson points to the many alumni from the school but also, thanks to a tip-off from a pupil, is able to reveal that Wharton had told Myrtle that the school was virtually due for closure and the inspection was purely a formality. Consequently Summerhill is saved, Myrtle gets to teach there and the children launch a pirate ship with the banner 'Freedom' to celebrate the victory. Two children whose future at the school looked uncertain are also given cause to celebrate.
Information
- Year
- 2008
- Genre
- Drama, Family
- Country
- USA
- TMDB
- 7.4
- IMDb
- 7.4
Director
Cast
- Connor McIntyre — Len
- Olly Alexander — Ned
- Ruth Gemmell — Rose
- Annette Badland — Myrtle
- Jessie Cave — Stella
- Lola Mae Loughran — Ellen
- Karl Rogers — Peter