Bad Tales

• Drama

Beneath the sun-drenched facade of a quiet Roman suburb simmers a disturbing exploration of generational malaise. *Bad Tales* doesn’t depict explosive outbursts, but a creeping, insidious sadness manifesting as quiet cruelty within families – a stifling atmosphere where parental apathy and subtle sadism create a breeding ground for children's desperation. The film fixates on the internal lives of these youths, their burgeoning frustrations and attempts at agency unfolding against a backdrop of adult indifference, ultimately portraying a fractured community on the brink of collapse, not through grand events, but through a series of unsettling, almost banal acts. It’s a strikingly observant and disturbing portrait, less a narrative of escalating conflict than a haunting study of emotional decay and the claustrophobia of unspoken tension.