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Bad Education (2004) May 2026

Struggles film director Enrique Goded (Fele Martínez) is visited by an actor claiming to be his childhood friend and first love, Ignacio. The actor, now using the name Ángel (Gael García Bernal), presents a semi-autobiographical script titled "The Visit".

These flashbacks show Enrique and Ignacio’s youth at a Catholic boarding school, where their blossoming love is disrupted by Father Manolo’s obsessive lust for Ignacio. Major Themes Bad Education (2004)

This era is depicted through Ignacio's script and later confessions. It features Zahara, a transgender drag queen who confronts Father Manolo , the priest who abused her as a child, attempting to blackmail him to fund her gender reassignment surgery. Struggles film director Enrique Goded (Fele Martínez) is