Canada / Sep 07, 2013 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Julio Mendez | Mario |
| Alí Rondon | Neighbor |
| Roimer Enrique Parralas | Boy |
| Gabriel Guédez | Baby |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pelo malo |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Artefactos S.F, Imagen Latina, La Sociedad Post, Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion, Sudaca Films |
| Release date | 2 aprile 2014 |
| Production | Marité Ugás, José Ibáñez, Gunter Hanfgarn |
| Writer | Mariana Rondón |
| Editing | Marité Ugás |
| Cinematography | Micaela Cajahuaringa |
| Assistant directors | Mariana Rondón |
| Camera operators | Micaela Cajahuaringa |
| Additional photography | Micaela Cajahuaringa |
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| Production design | Matías Tikas |
| Art direction | Matías Tikas |
| Set decoration | Matías Tikas |
| Music | Camilo Froideval, Lena Esquenazi, Alan Borodovsky |
| Sound | Lena Esquenazi, Camilo Froideval, Alan Borodovsky |
Release dates
Premiere
Spain / Sep 21, 2013 / Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 10, 2013 / BFI London Film Festival
Greece / Nov 07, 2013 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
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Sweden / Nov 09, 2013 / Stockholm International Film Festival
Portugal / Nov 14, 2013 / Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
Argentina / Nov 18, 2013 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
Italy / Nov 25, 2013 / Torino Film Festival
Luxembourg / Feb 28, 2014 / Luxembourg City Film Festival
Mexico / Mar 04, 2014 / Guadalajara International Film Festival
Lithuania / Mar 20, 2014 / International Film Festival Vilnius
France / Mar 22, 2014 / Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du Cinéma Ibérique et Latino-Américain
Hungary / Apr 08, 2014 / Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
United States / Apr 20, 2014 / Tribeca Film Festival
Serbia / Jun 28, 2014 / Cinema City International Film Festival
Germany / Jun 29, 2014 / Munich International Film Festival
Israel / Jul 12, 2014 / Jerusalem Film Festival
North Macedonia / Sep 16, 2014 / Manaki Brothers Festival Bitola
Norway / Sep 24, 2014 / Bergen International Film Festival
Czechia / Nov 10, 2014 / Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
India / Dec 07, 2014 / Bengaluru International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Apr 02, 2014
Venezuela / Apr 25, 2014
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