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DramaCrime

Bad Education

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An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

Release Date : 2004-03-19

Language :LatinSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : El Deseo

Production Country : Spain

Alternative Titles : Bad Education

Cast

Gael García Bernal

Character Name : Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Original Name : Gael García Bernal

Gender : Male

Fele Martínez

Character Name : Enrique Goded

Original Name : Fele Martínez

Gender : Male

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Character Name : Padre Manolo

Original Name : Daniel Giménez Cacho

Gender : Male

Lluís Homar

Character Name : Sr. Berenguer

Original Name : Lluís Homar

Gender : Male

Francisco Maestre

Character Name : Padre José

Original Name : Francisco Maestre

Gender : Male

Francisco Boira

Character Name : Ignacio

Original Name : Francisco Boira

Gender : Male

Juan Fernández

Character Name : Martín

Original Name : Juan Fernández

Gender : Male

Nacho Pérez

Character Name : Young Ignacio

Original Name : Nacho Pérez

Gender : Male

Raúl García Forneiro

Character Name : Young Enrique

Original Name : Raúl García Forneiro

Gender : Male

Javier Cámara

Character Name : Paca / Paquito

Original Name : Javier Cámara

Gender : Male

Alberto Ferreiro

Character Name : Enrique Serrano

Original Name : Alberto Ferreiro

Gender : Male

Petra Martínez

Character Name : Madre

Original Name : Petra Martínez

Gender : Female

Sandra

Character Name : Transformista

Original Name : Sandra

Gender : Male

Roberto Hoyas

Character Name : Camarero

Original Name : Roberto Hoyas

Gender : Male

Agustín Almodóvar

Character Name : Limpiador Piscina (uncredited)

Original Name : Agustín Almodóvar

Gender : Male

Robert Forcadell

Character Name : Man in Public (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Forcadell

Gender : Male

Luis Lobos Negros

Character Name : Motero Ochentero (uncredited)

Original Name : Luis Lobos Negros

Gender : Male

Pol Monen

Character Name : Niño (uncredited)

Original Name : Pol Monen

Gender : Male

Sara Montiel

Character Name : Soledad (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Sara Montiel

Gender : Female

Pau Poch

Character Name : Niño (uncredited)

Original Name : Pau Poch

Gender : Male

Leonor Watling

Character Name : Mónica (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonor Watling

Gender : Female

José María Yázpik

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : José María Yázpik

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-09-04

This film treads the fine line between providing an entertaining and sexy piece of cinema with the identification of the serious issues of sexual abuse committed if not always by the clergy, then certainly under their auspices, in Franco's Spain. The story centres around aspiring actor "Angel" (Gael Garciá Bernal) who turns up, unannounced, at the door of his former schoolfriend. This man "Enrique" (Fele Martinez) has gone on to become a successful film director and, perhaps optimistically, "Angel" hopes that the unfinished manuscript he has brought might turn out to be his ticket to success. It transpires that these men have not seen each other since school (some 16 years earlier) and that this document is semi-autobiographical - it takes both back to their childhood where, under the supervision of "Fr. Manolo" (Daniel Giménez Cacho) they attended a catholic school where they had sexual encounters with each other and with others with varying degrees willingness. The story is dark, certainly, but here is plenty of humour and shagging as the story unfolds. We are deliberately left to judge the extent to which "Angel" is being truthful, fanciful or just plain enthusiastic, and we are also offered a fairly unique take on how vengeance might be applied. The narrative is complex, the timelines and characters shift making it quite a thought provoking film to both watch and begin to understand. Well worth it, though!