# Bad Apples (2026)

> A struggling teacher’s response to a child’s injury mutates into a darkly comic test of guilt, authority, and institutional failure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1204078

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Comedy, Thriller
- Director: Jonatan Etzler
- Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Jacob Anderson, Sean Gilder, Robert Emms, Rakie Ayola, Kerry Howard, Jaye Jacobs, Joanna van Kampen
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29714073/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: darkly comic, provocative, unsettling, thought-provoking movie night, discussion-driven viewing

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