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Bad Education (La mala educación)

  • Rated NC 17
  • 1hr 46m
  • 81

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Producer:

Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García

Release Date:

Feb 11, 2005

Runtime:

1hr 46m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • Fele Martínez
  • Gael García Bernal
  • Daniel Giménez Cacho
  • Lluís Homar
  • Javier Cámara
  • Petra Martínez
  • Nacho Pérez
  • Raúl García Forneiro
  • Alberto Ferreiro

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Metacritic

81
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Based on 34 Critics
7.7

USER SCORE (70)

Generally favorable reviews based on 70 Reviews
63

If only Bad Education engaged the heart as much as the head, Almodovar's fractured tale might have risen above its alienating noir conventions.

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Metacritic review by Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
10

Such garbage that taking a shower at the Bates Motel is a more appealing alternative.

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Metacritic review by Phil Hall
Phil Hall
Film Threat
90

Complex and devious beyond easy recounting, Bad Education is about the fallout from the ending of a pure love between boys, consecrated in an Almodóvaran temple--a movie theatre.

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David Denby
The New Yorker
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