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Son of Rambow

Son of Rambow

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Son of Rambow

"Make believe. Not war."

2007

1h 35m

6.7(497 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Will is looking for an escape from his family when he encounters Lee, the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of Rambo, Lee plans to make his own action-packed video epic.

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Production Companies

Celluloid Dreams

ARTE France Cinéma

Network Movie

Paramount Vantage

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bill Milner

Bill Milner

Will Proudfoot

Will Poulter

Will Poulter

Lee Carter

Jessica Hynes

Jessica Hynes

Mary Proudfoot

Jules Sitruk

Jules Sitruk

Didier Revol

Neil Dudgeon

Neil Dudgeon

Joshua

Ed Westwick

Ed Westwick

Lawrence Carter

Anna Wing

Anna Wing

Grandma

Tallulah Evans

Tallulah Evans

Jess Proudfoot

Emilie Chesnais

Emilie Chesnais

French Teacher

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

Geography Teacher

Creative team

Directed by: Garth Jennings
Written by: Garth Jennings
Produced by: Trevor Evans
Nick Goldsmith

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