Bad Apples Review — A Shocking Descent Into Collective Hypocrisy, Anchored by a Brilliant Saoirse Ronan

Bad Apples Review — A Shocking Descent Into Collective Hypocrisy, Anchored by a Brilliant Saoirse Ronan

Arriving at a film festival with your eyes set on unknown titles is always an exercise in managing expectations. In the case of Bad Apples, my prior knowledge was limited to a single fact: it was a movie starring the undeniable force of nature that’s Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird). Based on Rasmus Andersson’s novel (De Oönskade), adapted by debut director Jonatan Etzler and screenwriter Jess O’Kane, the experience that unfolded on screen was, for bet…

2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bad Apples

Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: 2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bad Apples Bad Apples, 2025. Directed by Jonatan Etzler. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eddie Waller, Jacob Anderson, Rakie Ayola, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder. SYNOPSIS: A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured. There has been something of an education crisis in the UK for some time now with […] …