Bad Actor (film)
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| Spanish | Un actor malo |
| Directed by | Jorge Cuchí |
| Written by | Jorge Cuchí |
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| Cinematography | José Casillas |
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Production company | Catatonia Cine |
| Distributed by | Cinépolis Distribución |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Bad Actor (Spanish: Un actor malo) is a 2023 Mexican drama film written and directed by Jorge Cuchí starring Alfonso Dosal and Fiona Palomo.
Plot
[edit]Actress Sandra Navarro accuses fellow actor Daniel Zavala of rape while they were performing an intimate scene together, and the latter claims he is innocent. Producers try to prevent the situation from leaking out.
Cast
[edit]- Alfonso Dosal as Daniel Zavala[1]
- Fiona Palomo as Sandra Navarro[1]
- Gerardo Trejoluna as Gerardo Villa[1]
- Juan Pablo de Santiago as Luis Medina[1]
- Karla Coronado as Regina Torres[1]
- Ana Karina Guevara as Patricia Morales[1]
- Mónica Jiménez[2]
- Patricia Soto[2]
- Luis José Sevilla[2]
- Erick Israel Consuelo[2]
- Solana Azulay[2]
Production
[edit]The film was produced by Catatonia Cine.[3]
Release
[edit]Bad Actor landed its world premiere at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).[2] It was released theatrically in Mexico on 4 April 2024 by Cinépolis Distribución.[4]
Reception
[edit]Wendy Ide of ScreenDaily described Bad Actor as "an ever-tightening chokehold of a film".[5]
Alejandro Alemán of El Universal deemed Bad Actor to be "an uncomfortable, powerful film that will generate conversation".[6]
Álvaro Cueva of Milenio billed the film as a "masterpiece".[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Un actor malo". Cineteca Nacional México. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Poiré Couto, Eduardo (4 April 2024). "Un actor malo – Estreno, trailer y todo sobre la película mexicana". Cinepremiere.
- ^ "Un actor malo: La nueva cinta de Jorge Cuchí, que explora el abuso y violencia en los sets de filmación". Procine. Gobierno de la Ciudad de México. 8 March 2024.
- ^ ""Un actor malo" denuncia el acoso sexual". Diario del Sureste. 29 February 2024.
- ^ Ide, Wendy (16 November 2023). "'Bad Actor': Tallinn Review". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Alemán, Alejandro (6 April 2024). "Un Actor Malo". El Universal.
- ^ Cueva, Álvaro (4 April 2024). "Un actor malo". Milenio.