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As former members of the Bullingdon Club, Oxford University’s notorious male society, the film adapted from Laura Wade’s play Posh does them no favours, irrespective of its accuracy. Much of what happens in Lone Scherfig’s film has been denounced as fiction by several who were brave enough to fess up to their Bullingdon credentials. “No Bullingdon member would ever be so crass as to declare, ‘I’m sick to ****ing death of poor people’,” wrote one, but that won’t register with audiences immersed in the abominable behaviour of a bunch of privileged public school braggarts destined for Parliament courtesy of their birthright. Or daddy’s millions. The play took place in a single night, but here we see the arrival of freshers Miles (Max Irons, son of Jeremy) who immediately meets a nice working-class girl (Holliday Grainger) and Alistair (Sam Claflin) who is mugged at the cash-point. Both attract the attention of the Rioters and are deemed eligible for club membership, though Miles less so as he went to Harrow. Yes, even those who went to public school are pigeon-holed by rank, which will amuse Etonians in the cinema, but leave the rest of us open-mouthed. Wade, who also wrote the screenplay, must have done her homework and the banter between these over-indulged young men sounds authentic, though one hopes their air of entitlement has been greatly exaggerated. This is a satire after all, though the event which dominates the film, the trashing of a village pub restaurant during a Riot Club dinner, was typical Bullingdon behaviour and the members were known to hand the owner a cheque for damages on their way out. 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Claflin however is riveting as the petulant aristo edging the others on as he lets rip on a class system that beleagures the rich and privileged. “You don’t hate me,” he screams at the horrified publican. “You want to be me.” There is probably more truth in that than any of us would care to admit and the twist in this tale merely confirms the value of exclusive club membership. Film reviews: Creed, The Revenant and Room Film reviews: Creed, The Revenant and Room Film reviews: Creed, The Revenant and Room Ralph Fiennes Tilda Swinton karaoke A Bigger Splash Ralph Fiennes Tilda Swinton karaoke A Bigger Splash WHY on Earth is Ralph Fiennes doing karaoke? 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