Bad Hair (2013)

Original title

Pelo malo

Directed by

Mariana Rondón

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Germany

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in Venezuela wants to straighten his curly hair for a school photo. His mother disapproves and worries about his identity, leading to a tense family conflict.

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What happens

Bad Hair (Spanish: Pelo malo) is a 2013 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Mariana Rondón, starring Samantha Castillo and child actor Samuel Lange. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film, translated by Andrey Efremov, was shown in Moscow, Russia, as part of the 36th Moscow International Film Festival in June 2014. The film has been praised by critics for its performances by Castillo and Lange. It deals with many topics ranging from adolescence and parent-child tensions to gender identity and sexuality. Its setting in Venezuelan society also contributes to many of the film's themes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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