Bad Education
2004•NC-17•1h 45m•7.4•Released
DramaCrime
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.
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Writer
Pedro Almodóvar
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$40M
Languages
Latin, Spanish
Studio
El Deseo
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
Sandra
Transformista
Roberto Hoyas
Camarero
Agustín Almodóvar
Limpiador Piscina (uncredited)
Production
Company
El Deseo
Producer
Agustín Almodóvar
Producer
Pedro Almodóvar
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