Drama ·Crime · Spain · 2004 · 1h 45m

Bad Education

La mala educación

Bad Education poster
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Cast
Gael García Bernal as Ángel / Juan / Zahara Fele Martínez as Enrique Goded Daniel Giménez Cacho as Padre Manolo Lluís Homar as Sr. Berenguer Francisco Maestre as Padre José Francisco Boira as Ignacio
Crew
José Luis Alcaine — Director of Photography José Salcedo — Editor Alberto Iglesias — Original Music Composer Pedro Almodóvar — Screenplay Agustín Almodóvar — Producer Pedro Almodóvar — Producer
Synopsis

When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school. Weaving through past and present, the script follows a transvestite performer who reconnects with a grade school sweetheart. Spurred on by this chance encounter, the character reflects on her childhood sexual victimization and the trauma of closeting her sexual orientation.

Trailer Bad Education — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sexual identityfriendshipspainsexual abusedrug abusetransvestismmadrid, spaintranssexualityboarding schoolscreenplayidentitymovie business
Key Collaborators
Pedro Almodóvar Director José Luis Alcaine Director of Photography José Salcedo Editor Alberto Iglesias Original Music Composer Pedro Almodóvar Screenplay Agustín Almodóvar Producer Pedro Almodóvar Producer Antxón Gómez Production Design Paco Delgado Costume Design Jean-Paul Gaultier Costume Design
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