Starring Guy Menaster, the shocking Israeli production is compared to the “adolescence” phenomenon for its raw portrait of a youth marked by violence.
From its beginnings, Netflix managed to consolidate as the platform of streaming leader in the world. With presence in more than 190 countries, its catalog not only offers Hollywood successes, but also a growing variety of international titles that reflect cultural diversity. This strategy gave rise to phenomena such as “La Casa de Papel” (Spain), “Dark” (Germany), “The Square game” (South Korea), “The Eternal” (Argentina) and now, “A bad boy”the new dramatic series Israeli that already began to generate conversation.
Created by Hagar Ben-Asher, Ron Leshman and Daniel Centhe production of eight chapters arrived on May 2 and is already within the Top 10 of the most watched On the platform. Tell the story of Deanpersonified by Guy Menaster, a conflicting teenager who is sent to a Youth Detention Center. Based on real events, what follows is a plot counted in jumps between the past and the present, where the protagonist ends up becoming a comedian, using his traumatic experience as an inspiration for his show.
The title is inspired by the life of Cen himself, one of the directors, and enters the emotional, social and psychological tensions of a youth marked by the violenceexploring issues such as identity, abandonment and redemption.
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“A bad boy” differs from other teenage series by giving up the light or melodramatic tone that often characterizes the genre, betting on a more raw and realistic narrative. Because of its staging, sober and direct, it was compared to the acclaimed British production “Adolescence”one of the biggest successes in recent times.
“A bad boy,” the real story of a comedian who became a phenomenon
This series tells us the story of Dean Sheymana teenager who, after committing a crime, is sent to a Detention Center Youth after his mother denounced him to the police. There, it forms a deep friendship with Zoro (Havtamo Farda), a cellmate who helps him discover his talent for comedy.
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Thus, already through flashbacks and current scenes that show their evolution and sequelae From the past, production reflects as our protagonist, now an adult comedian, used the humor To survive the violence of the reformatory and use it, today, to process and share your experience.
“A bad boy”, inspired by real factsstands out for its realistic and emotional approach, when combining elements biographical to offer a raw and honest look on life in a detention center and the ability of the human being to find light in the dark.
Trailer of “A bad boy”
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