Meet Chala, an eleven year-old boy with a hard life and strong respect for Carmela, his sixth grade teacher. The pair develops a solid bond, but after Carmela suffers an accident, things get complicated…
Acting
Armando Valdés Freyre carries the whole film at age eleven.
Direction
Daranas captures Havana's beauty without romanticizing its poverty.
Director
Ernesto Daranas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Behavior was Cuba's Oscar submission in 2015 — rare international spotlight on Cuban cinema.
The film's title refers to 'conducta' — Cuban educational code for disciplining 'problem' students, often targeting poor kids.
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