Speech & Debate

Speech & Debate

Life is a stage. Find your voice. Change the world.

2017105 min5.9 / 10

An earnest, energetic coming-of-age comedy about three misfits finding their voices through debate and friendship, balancing youthful idealism against institutional hypocrisy.

Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, an unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.

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