8pm Screening: Radical
Sergio Juarez (Eugenio Derbez, who also starred in Oscar winner CODA) is the new teacher at a poor school in a Mexican border town. Ravaged by negligence, corruption and violence, neither the town nor the school offer many options for the lost youth. Frustrated by a general sense of apathy, Sergio turns to drastic methods to gain the students’ interest and help them realise their potential. However he soon finds out that he has to overcome obstacles he never saw coming.
Based on the story of real-life teacher Sergio Juárez Correa, Radical is an uplifting film aboutfighting the status quo that features a wonderful central performance from Derbez, that won the audience Festival FavouriteAward at Sundance.

‘Boosted by some lovely performances from its young actors, writer - director Christopher Zalla’s sometimes-creaky feel-good film is most affecting when it explores how some children can have their future taken away only too soon’
- Tim Grierson, Screen International
‘Radical isn’t so much an irresponsibly magical against-the-odds yarn as a truthful one, in which a well-intentioned outsider can only go so far in protecting underprivileged students from certain grim paths.’
- Tomris Laffly, Variety
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