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Radical (2023)

Radical poster
Directed by
Christopher Zalla
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.3 of 10 from 510 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teacher in a Mexican border town tries a new approach to engage his students. The film shows how his unconventional methods affect the kids and the community.

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What happens

Radical is a 2023 Mexican comedy-drama film written and directed by Christopher Zalla. Based on the 2013 Wired article, "A Radical Way of Unleashing a Generation of Geniuses" by Joshua Davis, it stars Eugenio Derbez in the lead role. The film, which is Zalla's second directorial film, premiered on January 19, 2023, at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Festival Favorite Award. It was released in Mexico on October 20, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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