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Bad Tales

Once upon a time there was a dream that now exists no more

6.7(620)20201h 38m2

In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and gardens, silence shrouds the subtle sadism of the fathers, the passivity of the mothers and the guilty indifference of adults. But it’s the desperation and repressed rage of the children that will explode and cut through this grotesque façade, with devastating consequences for the entire community.

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Language
Italian
  • family issues

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMA 15+Italian Film Festival2 Oct 2020
  • CanadaCA

    • Digital / OTT18AVIFF24 Sept 2020
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical12Visa CNC 15388113 Oct 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Premiere16Berlin International Film Festival25 Feb 2020
  • ItalyIT

    • Digital / OTTSky Prima Fila, Chili, Google Play, Rakuten TV, TIM Vision, Infinity, CG Digital11 May 2020
    • Theatrical15 Jun 2020
  • RussiaRU

    • PremiereStrelka Film Festival4 Sept 2020
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereBucheon International Fantastic Film Festival10 Jul 2020
  • SpainES

    • TheatricalFlamingo Films18 Jun 2021
    • Digital / OTTMovistar +6 Jul 2021
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • Digital / OTT1615 Jun 2020

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Bad Tales was released on 15 June 2020.

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    CinemaSerf

    2/12/2026

    6/10

    This is a fairly savage indictment of suburban family living. Set on the outskirts of Rome - but it could as easily be London or Paris, this swaps the role normalcies of aspects of parenthood and visits the perceived sins of the parents back on themselves by way of their own children. Having been brought up in a comfortable enough swamp of ennui and uninspired hopelessness, it’s the children who decide that vengeance…

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