Radical
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In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.
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- ord680August 19, 2025Fascinating story based on real life people. It brings out Mexican poverty, corruption, alternate methods of teaching, and many other topics. While this story is based on real people, some of the stories are generalized and some of the characters are added but could still depict situations in a border town.
- Kevin WardJuly 3, 2025Though it follows a pretty standard inspirational teacher drama template, Eugenio Derbez’s performance has enough charisma and charm to transform the overly familiar plot into a heartwarming crowd pleaser. Winner of the Festival Favorite Award at the 2023 Sundance and deservedly so as it’s probably one of my favorite dramas of the fest. It has a traumatic turn in the last act that feels rather out of place with the rest of the film. It is based on a true story though, so I can’t fault it too much for it’s inclusion if it in fact happened as depicted. Really enjoyable watch, though. The child actors gave impressive performances and really work to get you emotionally invested in the school. Jennifer Trejo’s Paloma in particular was delightful. Worth checking out.
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Radical was released on October 20, 2023.
Radical was directed by Christopher Zalla.
Radical has a runtime of 2h 5m.
Radical was produced by Ben Odell, Joshua Davis, Eugenio Derbez.
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.
The key characters in Radical are Sergio (Eugenio Derbez), Chucho (Daniel Haddad), Paloma (Jennifer Trejo).
Radical is rated PG-13.
Radical is a Drama film.
Radical has an audience rating of 9.9 out of 10.
Radical had a budget of $10M.
Radical has made $21.8M at the box office.