
Bad Education
Drama · Crime
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Ángel / Juan / Zahara
Gael García Bernal
Ángel / Juan / Zahara


Fele Martínez
Fele Martínez
Enrique Goded
Fele Martínez
Enrique Goded


Daniel Giménez Cacho
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Padre Manolo
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Padre Manolo


Lluís Homar
Lluís Homar
Sr. Berenguer
Lluís Homar
Sr. Berenguer


Francisco Maestre
Francisco Maestre
Padre José
Francisco Maestre
Padre José


Francisco Boira
Francisco Boira
Ignacio
Francisco Boira
Ignacio


Juan Fernández
Juan Fernández
Martín
Juan Fernández
Martín


Nacho Pérez
Nacho Pérez
Young Ignacio
Nacho Pérez
Young Ignacio
Raúl García Forneiro
Raúl García Forneiro
Young Enrique
Raúl García Forneiro
Young Enrique


Javier Cámara
Javier Cámara
Paca / Paquito
Javier Cámara
Paca / Paquito
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