Madrid, Bad Life
2021, Spanish. Directed by Ignacio Ruiz & Isabela Bianchi & María Gómez García & Pablo Adiego Almudevar.
Over a hundred years since the publication of the sociological text, La mala vida en Madrid, that coined the term in Spain, what does it mean to be a ‘lowlife’? Eye-catching, almost otherworldy and unashamedly provocative, this commentary on class, sexuality and urban stratification appropriates the pathologising label of ‘Other’ to shine a light on the explosion of ‘lifeforms’ in the Spanish capital today. Featuring the clever use of 8mm to create a surreal, pseudo-documentary look that draws in and distances simultaneously, Madrid, Bad Life is a sophisticated and thought-provoking high-concept work.
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- 0h 13m
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- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 16 August 2021
- Original title
- Madrid, mala vida
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Ignacio Ruiz, María Gómez García, Isabela Bianchi
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Madrid, Bad Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 August 2021. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Madrid, Bad Life (2021) was directed by Ignacio Ruiz and Isabela Bianchi and María Gómez García and Pablo Adiego Almudevar.