''The Boys Who Said No!'' is a 2020 American

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directed by Judith Ehrlich about the

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and draft resistance movement in

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, which developed in opposition to the United States' involvement in the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film features interviews with such activists as

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, David Harris,

Randy Kehler Gordon Randall Kehler (July 16, 1944 – July 21, 2024) was an American pacifist, tax resister, and social justice advocate. Kehler objected to America's involvement in the Vietnam War and refused to cooperate with the draft. He, along with his ...

, Mark Rudd, Michael Ferber, and Cleveland Sellers. ''The Boys Who Said No!'' had its world premiere virtually at the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) on October 8, 2020.

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