The Kings of Summer
Why live when you can rule.
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A warm, playful coming-of-age adventure about three teenage friends testing their independence and friendship in the woods, balancing youthful idealism with the inevitable friction of real life.
Three restless teenagers run away to the woods for the summer, determined to escape their parents and live by their own rules. In a hidden clearing, they build a makeshift house and attempt to create an independent life, testing their friendship, freedom, and the challenges of living off the land.
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