Bad Living (Portuguese: Mal viver) is a 2023 Portuguese-French drama film directed by João Canijo.
Starring Anabela Moreira and Rita Blanco, the film portrays story of a family of several women from different generations, whose relationships with each other have grown poisoned by bitterness.
[11] A group of women from different generations of the same family is running a hotel in Ofir, (in the municipality of Esposende, by the northern shore of Portugal).
[13] Nicholas Bell in IonCinema.com graded the film 4/5 and wrote, "But this is inherently the essence of Bad Living, concerning a handful of humans making decisions which actively poison them slowly, until someone invariably can’t take it any more.
"[15] Lee Marshall for ScreenDaily wrote in review, "A haunting work with a ritualistic feel, as if its five central characters have been possessed by the souls of some ancient Greek theatre troupe.