The Cutt-off Grade
Dirección Héctor Fernández Cachón
Spain · 2026 · 11 min · Youth; Other;
Película presentada al RTV International Film Festival 2026Sinopsis
Mario and Clara sit their final oral exam in Criminal Law. After Clara answers brilliantly, the professor asks her to choose Mario's final grade, turning an apparent gesture of friendship into an ethical dilemma.
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In a university classroom, just two students remain to undertake their Criminal Law oral exam under the watchful eye of the demanding Professor Peña. Mario, clumsy and older, barely manages to scrape by. Clara, his friend, and brilliant classmate, dazzles with her answers. However, after her turn, the professor poses an unexpected question: What grade does Mario deserve? The one Clara chooses will be his final grade. What seemed like a well-meaning, friendly gesture turns into an ethical dilemma when Clara discovers that her decision could cost him his professional future.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026