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RADICAL
RADICAL
CHRISTOPHER ZALLA
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RADICAL
RADICAL
CHRISTOPHER ZALLA
Country
MEXICO
language
SPANISH
2023 year
127 Minutes

SCHEDULE

04.03.2024 / 02:30 PM/ Audi 5 PVR INOX ORION MALL
07.03.2024 / 02:30 PM/ Audi 10 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

12 years ago the students of a humble primary school in Matamoros were evaluated as the worst in the entire country. RADICAL is the story of how a teacher (Eugenio Derbez) transformed the reality of an entire community by teaching a new teaching method and taking the possibilities of each of the students to their maximum potential amid deficiencies and adversities.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Ben Odell, Eugenio Derbez, Joshua Davis
Screenplay: Christopher Zalla
Director of Photography: Mateo Londoño
Editor: Eugenio Richer
Music: Pascual Reyes, Juan Pablo Villa
Sound: N/A
Cast: Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Haddad, Jennifer Trejo, Mia Fernanda Solis
Awards - Winner: Sundance FF (Festival Favorite Award), Heartland IFF (Richard D. Propes Social Impact Award - Narrative Feature), Mill Valley FF (Audience Award - Overall Favorite), Premios Canacine MX (Best Actor, Best Film, Highest Grossing Mexican Film)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Astra Film Awards (Best International Actor, Best International Feature), Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA Award - Best Original Song), AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (Best Foreign Film), Hola México FF (Audience Award - Best Film)
Director's Biography
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CHRISTOPHER ZALLA

Christopher Zalla was born in 1974 in Kisumu, Kenya. He is a writer-director whose first feature, SANGRE DE MI SANGRE, won the 2007 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. He has directed network television (LAW & ORDER, SVU, CRIMINAL INTENT) and taught at Columbia University’s Graduate Film School.