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The film was somehow snubbed at the Oscars(Image: Videocine)<\/p>\nThe Mexican feature is one that all film fans should watchThe film was somehow snubbed at the Oscars(Image: Videocine)<\/p>\n
A 2023 film with a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score film that\u2019s not available to stream is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, April 10) for free across the UK.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a stunning period for foreign cinema, with multiple films <\/a>from various countries enjoying mainstream success.<\/p>\n The trend arguably began with 2019\u2019s Parasite, with the Korean drama becoming the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n From here, multiple non-English films have been nominated for Best Picture, including Drive My Car, All Quiet on the Western Front and Anatomy of a Fall.<\/p>\n Last month saw I\u2019m Still Here become the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award as it took home Best International Feature Film over Netflix\u2019s <\/a>Emilia P\u00e9rez.<\/p>\n However with the Oscars only able to nominate five films in the category, sometimes a film like Radical can slip under the radar.<\/p>\n Released in 2023, the film follows a group of sixth grade students at Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary who are among the worst performing students in Mexico.<\/p>\n Dealing with violence and hardship, new teacher Sergio Juarez attempts to inspire the students to achieve anything they put their minds to.<\/p>\n In a film that takes all the right lessons from Dead Poet\u2019s Society, watching Sergio\u2019s attempts to lift the students\u2019 spirits makes Radical a must watch.<\/p>\n Having appeared in The Book of Life, The Angry Birds Movie 2, and CODA, Eugenio Derbez\u2019s lead performance is up there with the best cinema has to offer.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_Radical.jpg\")
Eugenio Derbez in Radical(Image: Videocine)<\/p>\n