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Bad Hair

Original title: Pelo malo
  • 2013
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.4K
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Bad Hair (2013)
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A nine-year-old boy's preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother.A nine-year-old boy's preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother.A nine-year-old boy's preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother.

  • Director
    • Mariana Rondón
  • Writer
    • Mariana Rondón
  • Stars
    • Samuel Lange Zambrano
    • Samantha Castillo
    • Beto Benites
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Mariana Rondón
    • Writer
      • Mariana Rondón
    • Stars
      • Samuel Lange Zambrano
      • Samantha Castillo
      • Beto Benites
    • 14User reviews
    • 132Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 27 nominations

    Videos2

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    Bad Hair (2013)
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    Samuel Lange Zambrano
    • Junior
    Samantha Castillo
    Samantha Castillo
    • Marta
    Beto Benites
    Beto Benites
    • El jefe
    Nelly Ramos
    • Carmen (La abuela)
    María Emilia Sulbarán
    • La niña
    Martha Estrada
    • Perla
    Javier Figuera
    • Dueño de la estación
    Cristina Tovar
    • Periodista
    • Director
      • Mariana Rondón
    • Writer
      • Mariana Rondón
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Samantha Castillo's debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cine Invisible
    • Soundtracks
      Mi Limón Mi Limonero
      Written by Carlos Imperial

      Performed by Henry Stephen

    User reviews14

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    7/10
    Venezuelan Film of a boy who is having more than one 'bad hair day'.
    'Pelo Malo' means 'Bad Hair' and Junior is a nine year old growing up in a slum project with his single parent mother. He finds it hard to fit in and is constantly mistreated by his mother; this same mother dotes on his baby brother – who happens to have straight hair. Junior has curly hair – but apparently the absent father is the same for both of them.

    His mother works for poverty wages and is not averse to doing anything to get her old job back as a security guard. Meanwhile poverty sticks to everything around Junior like a bad smell in towering estates that are all concrete and hopelessness – he still manages to dream and see some beauty with the help of his little girl friend. He also wants to be a singer with straight hair and will try any old wives tale to make his curls go straight.

    This is an unusual film that was said to be a Venezuelan 'Precious' and I can see some parallels but little more than that. It is not a film that will have you 'skyping home' but it will make you think. The cinematography is actually quite good too, but the story did feel a bit padded at times – still it is good to see South America tackling issues of mixed race families, poverty and crime.
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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2014 (Venezuela)
    • Countries of origin
      • Venezuela
      • Peru
      • Argentina
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Venezuela)
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Pelo malo
    • Filming locations
      • Caracas, Venezuela
    • Production companies
      • Artefactos S.F
      • Hanfgarn & Ufer Film und TV Produktion
      • Imagen Latina
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,654,379
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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