Bad Education
Film2004106 min

Bad Education

Taste attributes: crimedramamysteryromancethrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, inventive crime thriller, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Two children, Ignacio and Enrique, know love, the movies and fear in a religious school at the beginning of the 1960s. Father Manolo, director of the school and its professor of literature, is witness to and part of these discoveries. The three are followed through the next few decades, their reunion marking life and death.

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Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Gael García BernalFele MartínezDaniel Giménez CachoLluís HomarFrancisco Maestre

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2004
Runtime
106 min
Status
Released
Studio
Canal+ España
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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