The Chocolate War (1988)
Subtitles for: The Chocolate War (1988)
"Sometimes revenge is bitter, not sweet."
Jerry, a new student at an elite Catholic prep school, must face the hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students. When teacher Brother Leon pushes the students to sell chocolates for a fundraiser, the head of the Vigils, Archie, gets Jerry to reject selling for 10 days. However, Jerry decides to keep up the refusal past the original time frame, which pits him against the Vigils and the school staff.
| Rate | ★ 6.3/10 (47 votes) |
| Genre | Drama |
| Duration | 1h 40m |
| Country | United States of America |
| Release | 18 Nov 1988 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Keith Gordon |
| Keywords | based on novel or book chocolate secret society brotherhood male friendship violence in schools private school coming of age grief catholic catholic school blunt individuality fundraising catholic guilt non conformity boys' school boxing school bullying power dynamics |
| IMDb | tt0094869 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |