Animal Farm (Animal Farm)
Directed by: John StephensonCast list: Pete Postlethwaite, Kesley Grammer, Ian Holm
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Genres: Comedy / Drama / Fantasy /
Runtime: 89 min.
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The film, an adaptation from the novel by George Orwell, is a satire of Stalinist Russia. It tells how the animals of Manor Farm rise up in revolt against their human masters. Led by the pigs Snowball (Lenin) and Napoleon (Stalin), the animals attempt to create a utopian society. Soon, however, Napoleon gets a taste for power, drives out Snowball, and establishes a totalitarian regime as brutal and corrupt as any human society.
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Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Literature /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / politics, political systems /
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