Bad Apples

What it’s about

Maria teaches a class of ten-year-olds but cannot inspire them because of one uncontrollable student. When her job is at risk and the child's behaviour gets worse, she makes a series of bad choices. She ends up accidentally taking the difficult pupil home and locking him up. She tries to restore the original situation, but the class starts to flourish. Other teachers and parents are happy with the improvements, leaving Maria in a difficult position.

What hooks you

Saoirse Ronan leads the cast as Maria, with Eddie Waller, Jacob Anderson, Sean Gilder, Harvey Ip, and Robert Emms also appearing. Jonatan Etzler directs from a screenplay by Jess O'Kane and Rasmus Lindgren.

Who it’s for

It suits viewers who like black comedy that skewers social hypocrisy, and those who enjoy tense thrillers where a small lie snowballs into a moral crisis.