La mala educación (2004)

Translated title: Bad Education

When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school. Weaving through past and present, the script follows a transvestite performer who reconnects with a grade school sweetheart. Spurred on by this chance encounter, the character reflects on her childhood sexual victimization and the trauma of closeting her sexual orientation.

Country: Spain

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award16 wins & 42 nominations total

Box office: $5,284,284