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Son of Cain
Dir.: Jesús Monllaó Plana
Nico is a quirky teenager with an exceptional intelligence and a unique hobby: chess. Carlos and Coral, worried about the strange behaviour of his son, decide to hire a child psychologist.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world /
Topics: adolescence, youth / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships /
Spellbound
Dir.: Jeff Blitz
This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship in Washington D.C. The competitors not only work hard to get to the finals but face tremendous pressure.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Form class (Pastoral care) /
Topics: cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
Spread Your Wings
Dir.: Nicolas Vanier
Christian and his son will draw closer together around a crazy project: to a save an endangered species, thanks to the Christian's microlight. So begins and incredible and perilous journey.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original French version subtitled in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Natural Science / Citizenship (Secondary School) / French / Biology and Geology / Computer. Internet. New technologies / Earth Sciences /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
Stowaways on the Ark
Dir.: Wolfgang Urchs
The Flood has been announced and Noah fills the Ark with animals from all around the world, among these are some curious stowaways: the worms from the wood with which the ship was built.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: Infant school,Primary school,,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Religion /
Topics: animal world and pets / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology /
Suffragette
Dir.: Sarah Gavron
A drama that tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version in English subtitled in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights / judicial system, prisons, death penalty / politics, political systems /
Super 8
Dir.: J.J. Abrams
In the summer of 1979, six friends spend their time making a zombie movie with an 8mm camera in a small Ohio town. While filming at the local railway depot, they witness a catastrophic train crash and soon suspect that it was not an accident.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: adolescence, youth /
Swing Vote
Dir.: Joshua Michael Stern
New Mexico November, 2004. Bud Johnson is a slacker with one good thing in his life, his twelve-year-old daughter, Molly. On Election Day, Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place, where she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, her dad's.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / History / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / journalism, mass media, advertising / family, family relationships / politics, political systems /
Tad, the Lost Explorer
Dir.: Enrique Gato
Tadeo, a bricklayer dreamer is confused with a famous archaeologist and sent in an expedition to Peru where he tries to save the mythical lost city of the Incas of an evil corporation of treasure hunters.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) /
Topics: education in human values / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / human relations, psychology, sociology /
The 4th Floor
Dir.: Antonio Mercero
A group of teenagers live together in a hospital fighting against the cancer they are suffering. Aware of their disease, they face life eagerly and with a great sense of humour.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: adolescence, youth / medicine, health / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / death and grief /
The Academy of the Muses
Dir.: José Luis Guerín
Raffaele Pinto, a professor of Italian Studies at the University of Barcelona, wants to create a "school of the Muses" inspired by the classic references, that should be used to regenerate the world through engagement with poetry.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,,,,Higher Education,
Subjects: Philosophy and History of Philosophy / Literature / Contemporary world /
Topics: women (and/or violence against women) / human relations, psychology, sociology / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / books and writing /
The Act of Killing
Dir.: Joshua Oppenheimer
When the government of Indonesia was overthrown by the military in 1965, Anwar and his friends were promoted to death squad leaders. Today, Anwar is revered as a founding father of a right-wing paramilitary organization. It is so powerful that its leaders include government ministers.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,,,,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / Performing arts, Music and Dance / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / death and grief / politics, political systems /
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Dir.: Stephen Sommers
The film is an adaptation from the novel by Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn is a young boy in the 1840's, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. He meets a runaway slave named Jim and the two undertake a series of adventures.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en anglès subtitulada en castellà
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: Spanish language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: education in human values / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /