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Radical
2023 | Color | 122:00

The students at José Urbina López Elementary School in Matamoros, Mexico, have been ranked the worst in the country. What will become of them? Their world is violent and challenging, and their classrooms are governed by suffocating rules that leave them no room for other possibilities. It’s the perfect place for their new teacher to do things differently. There’s just one problem: he has no idea what he’s doing.


Country: México
Direction: Zalla; Christopher
Script: Zalla; Christopher
Production: Odell; Ben, Derbez; Eugenio, Davis; Joshua
Photography: Londono; Mateo
Sound: Restelli; Filippo
Music: Reyes; Pascual, Villa; Juan Pablo
Cast:Derbez; Eugenio, Haddad; Daniel, Trejo; Jenifer, Solís; Mía Fernanda, Guardiola; Danilo
Art direction: Santiso; Juan
Participation year at FICM: 2023

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