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80 minutes [1] Country. Ireland. How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate is a 1997 independent Irish film directed by Graham Jones, in which six teenagers devise a plan to cheat in their Leaving Certificate final school examinations. The film was shot in black and white on Super 16mm and was later blown up to 35mm for theatrical distribution.
How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate: Directed by Graham Jones. With Eamon Morrissey, Aileen O'Connor, Garret Baker, Lee Dunne. "How to cheat the Leaving Certificate ?"
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- Comedy, Drama
- Graham Jones
- 1998-04-17
In fairness this ads to the film's mystique, leaving more questions than answers for the viewer. Cameos come from film financer Chris De Burgh, Johnny Murphy of 'The Commitments' fame, among other local stars of day, 'How To Cheat..' requires at least one viewing per year as an unashamed pleasure.
Delightfully fun little film that I've been meaning to watch for ages. I do also have a soft spot for anything that is just extremely specifically Irish. In particular I can't see that much of the humour would translate internationally. Though the acting is a little wooden, the rest of this is surprisingly good: funnier, more tense, and with better composition and pacing than I would have ...
Despite the black and white style, this movie was released in 1998, just a year after I graduated high school. Prior to watching this movie, I’d never heard of a Leaving Certificate. I asked an Irish friend about the certificate, and he informed me that it’s one of the most important standardized tests an Irish student takes.
very informative i feel extremely prepared to cheat on a series of exams i could only have taken 4 years ago Review by Ryan Mackfall ★★½ I came across this film on youtube totally by coincidence; the director of the film liked a tweet my film production company had put out about a future cosmic horror project we had in the works.
Nov 18, 2012 · Shot during the summer of 1996 and showing the last school year (culminating in the middle of 1997) at James Joyce College in Dublin, the film quickly assembles a group of characters who want to beat the system by cheating on the big school-leaving exam called the leaving certificate or just “leaving cert”.
