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Bad Education (2004)

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 105 min · Drama, Crime

55.8 TOPICAL score · #1,534 of 6,776 films

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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.

Bad Education (2004, directed by Pedro Almodóvar) has a TOPICAL score of 55.8 - ranked 1,534 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 7 nominations. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,105 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 41 languages.

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Critics72
Audience76
Awards70
Historical impact67
Lasting engagement47
Cast46
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Gael García Bernal (actor #398), Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar

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