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Bad Girls (2007)

Bad Girls poster
Original title
Niñas Mal
Directed by
Fernando Sariñana
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 151 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rebellious teenager is sent to a strict finishing school by her parents. There she clashes with the headmistress and learns to grow up.

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What happens

Charm School (Spanish: Niñas mal; also titled Bad Girls) is a 2007 Mexican coming-of-age teen comedy film directed by Fernando Sariñana. It stars Martha Higareda as Adela, a rebellious teenager who is sent to a strict finishing school run by Maca (Blanca Guerra), where she undergoes personal growth. The film was released theatrically in Mexico on 9 March 2007 by Sony Pictures Releasing International. It received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, grossing over $7.2 million worldwide. Niñas mal was adapted into a telenovela of the same name, produced by Sony Pictures Television and broadcast by MTV. In 2025, a spin-off of the telenovela, also produced by Sony, was announced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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