A cinematic milestone in the counter-culture of 1960s Britain, If… is a powerful satire of life in an English public school. With Malcolm McDowell and Mick Travis in leading roles, this subversive work follows a group of students who stage an armed insurrection in their boarding school for boys. Despite generating controversy on its release, it was awarded the Palme D’Or at Cannes and, 30 years later, was listed by the British Film Institute one of the 20 best British films of the 20th century.