Bad Education (2004 film)
Bad Education (Spanish: La mala educación, also meaning 'bad manners') is a 2004 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lluís Homar and Francisco Boira, the film focuses on two reunited childhood friends and lovers caught up in a stylized murder mystery. The metafictional film uses a deeply-nested narrative plot structure to explore themes of transsexuality, drug use, rape, and sexual abuse by Catholic priests. The film received an NC-17 rating in the United States for its depiction of homosexual sex.
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| Spanish | La mala educación |
| Directed by | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Written by | Pedro Almodóvar |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Alberto Iglesias |
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| Distributed by | Warner Sogefilms |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
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| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $40.4 million |
The film was released on 19 March 2004 in Spain and 10 September 2004 in Mexico. It was also screened at many international film festivals such as Cannes, New York, Moscow and Toronto before its US release on 19 November 2004. The film received critical acclaim, and was seen as a return to Almodovar's dark stage, placing it alongside films such as Matador (1986) and Law of Desire (1987).