Bad Education

Bad Education (2004) is a drama, crime film directed by Pedro Almodóvar rated 7.4/10.

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.

Cast

Gael García Bernal

Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Fele Martínez

Enrique Goded

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Padre Manolo

Lluís Homar

Sr. Berenguer

Francisco Maestre

Padre José

Francisco Boira

Ignacio

Juan Fernández

Martín

Nacho Pérez

Young Ignacio

Raúl García Forneiro

Young Enrique

Javier Cámara

Paca / Paquito

Alberto Ferreiro

Enrique Serrano

Petra Martínez

Madre