Bad Education

1h 45m · 2004 · Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

Bad Education (2004) runs 1h 45m, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Drama, Crime

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