Underplayed Gems

The Bad Kids (2016)

The Bad Kids poster
Directed by
Louis Pepe, Keith Fulton
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows several at-risk high school students at an alternative school in California. It shows their daily struggles and the efforts of school staff to keep them on track to graduate.

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What happens

The Bad Kids is a 2016 documentary film about students at risk of dropping out who attend an alternative school in Yucca Valley, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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