Pelo malo (2014)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | n/a | |
| International Box Office | $2,490,664 | |
| Worldwide Box Office | $2,490,664 | |
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Synopsis
In PELO MALO, Junior is a nine-year-old boy who has stubbornly curly hair, or "bad hair." He wants to have it straightened for his yearbook picture, like a fashionable pop singer with long, ironed hair. This puts him at odds with his mother Marta, a young, unemployed widow. Junior, Marta, and his baby brother live in a large multi-family building. Overwhelmed by what it takes to survive in the chaotic city of Caracas, Marta finds it increasingly difficult to tolerate Junior's fixation with his looks. The more Junior tries to look sharp and make his mother love him, the more she rejects him. His paternal grandmother, a witness to this rejection, asks Marta to give her the boy so that he can look after her. Marta refuses and tries to correct her son's obsession by "setting an example," a cruel moment which was meant to be a lesson. Junior finds himself cornered, face to face with a painful decision.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 19th, 2014 (Limited) by Cinema Tropical, FIGA Films, released as Bad Hair |
| International Releases: | April 16th, 2014 (Wide) (Venezuela)
April 17th, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil) March 31st, 2016 (Wide) (Germany) |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 93 minutes |
| Plot point: | Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Poverty, Single Parent, Widow/Widower |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Sudaca Films, Imagen Latina, La Sociedad Post, Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion, Artefactos, Jose Ibanez |
| Production Countries: | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| Languages: | Spanish |
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Synopsis
In PELO MALO, Junior is a nine-year-old boy who has stubbornly curly hair, or "bad hair." He wants to have it straightened for his yearbook picture, like a fashionable pop singer with long, ironed hair. This puts him at odds with his mother Marta, a young, unemployed widow. Junior, Marta, and his baby brother live in a large multi-family building. Overwhelmed by what it takes to survive in the chaotic city of Caracas, Marta finds it increasingly difficult to tolerate Junior's fixation with his looks. The more Junior tries to look sharp and make his mother love him, the more she rejects him. His paternal grandmother, a witness to this rejection, asks Marta to give her the boy so that he can look after her. Marta refuses and tries to correct her son's obsession by "setting an example," a cruel moment which was meant to be a lesson. Junior finds himself cornered, face to face with a painful decision.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | November 19th, 2014 (Limited) by Cinema Tropical, FIGA Films, released as Bad Hair |
| International Releases: | April 16th, 2014 (Wide) (Venezuela)
April 17th, 2014 (Wide) (Brazil) March 31st, 2016 (Wide) (Germany) |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 93 minutes |
| Plot point: | Coming of Age, Dysfunctional Family, Poverty, Single Parent, Widow/Widower |
| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Sudaca Films, Imagen Latina, La Sociedad Post, Hanfgarn & Ufer Filmproduktion, Artefactos, Jose Ibanez |
| Production Countries: | Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| Languages: | Spanish |
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.