Radical | IFI@Belltable

The setting is 2011; Sergio Juarez Correa (Eugenio Derbez) is a new teacher at Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary, where his earnest efforts to reach his 12-year-old pupils are thwarted by the poverty and crime surrounding them.

Frustrated by the lack of resources, rote-learning methods, and the slavish adherence to standardised testing as the only means to measure a child’s intelligence, Sergio takes an alternate route to inspiring his young charges.

Radical, based on true events, and winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Favourite Award, shines a light on the incredible potential children can manifest when an innovative teacher offers encouragement.