The Winslow Boy (1999)

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David Mamet`s brilliant adaptation of the The Winslow Boy is a rich and complex telling of the British classic, brought to life by a superior ensemble of talent.

The story follows the lives of the Winslows, a banker`s family living in turn-of-the-century London, as they fight to prove the innocence of their youngest son accused of theft. After sir Robert Morton, a respected lawyer, agrees to represent the boy, the case becomes a national spectacle and threatens to erode the family`s bond. But even as the legal circus engulfs the Winslow`s lives, self-discovery and blossoming romance round out this period masterpiece filled with shimmering hope, wit and humanity.