73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Bad Apples

Jonatan Etzler
UK      99 m.
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Synopsis

Bad Apples is a biting satirical comedy with a thriller aftertaste starring Saoirse Ronan. Maria is a primary school teacher doing her best to inspire a class of 11-year-olds but unable to because of one unruly and chaotic student. With her career in question and the child’s behaviour spiralling and her class out of control, she makes a series of bad decisions that lead to her accidentally locking this bad apple in her home.

Director
Jonatan Etzler (Sweden)
Production
Pulse Films
Cast
Saoirse Ronan, Jacob Anderson, Eddie Waller, Nia Brown
Country
UK
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