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The War Boys

The War Boys

The heart knows no borders.

20095.91h 33m

Overview

Home from his freshman year of college, David is reunited with his childhood buddies Greg and George - the War Boys are together again. They used to sit in their pick up truck on the US-Mexican border waiting to chase illegal immigrants across the wasteland– just for fun. Now the boys hijack a semi hoping to sell what they think are black market televisions and make a quick buck.

Directed by Ron Daniels
Written by Naomi Wallace, Bruce McLeod
Produced by John N. Hart, Matthew Parker, Gill Holland
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Top Cast

Benjamin Walker

Benjamin Walker

David

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Slater

Brian J. Smith

Brian J. Smith

George

Victor Rasuk

Victor Rasuk

Greg

Greg Serano

Greg Serano

Silvio

Debrianna Mansini

Debrianna Mansini

Jen

Maria Bethke

Maria Bethke

Rosa

Micaela Nevárez

Micaela Nevárez

Marta

Teresa Yenque

Teresa Yenque

María

Themes & Keywords

illegal immigrationborderborder patrolborder crossinglgbtillegal border crossinggay theme

About The War Boys

The War Boys is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of illegal immigration, border, border patrol, border crossing, lgbt, illegal border crossing. Directed by Ron Daniels, it stars Benjamin Walker, Peter Gallagher, Brian J. Smith. Home from his freshman year of college, David is reunited with his childhood buddies Greg and George - the War Boys are together again. They used to sit in their pick up truck on the US-Mexican border waiting to chase illegal immigrants across the wasteland– just for fun. Now the boys hijack a semi hoping to sell what they think are black market televisions and make a quick buck.

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