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The Mule
Dir.: Anónimo
This comedy drama set during the waning days of Spanish Civil War and centers on Juan Castro a soldier who finds a mule on the battlefield.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Spanish language and literature / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / adolescence, youth / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / journalism, mass media, advertising / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / politics, political systems /
The Other Son
Dir.: Lorraine Lévy
This is the story of two families separated by a wall of war, different in everything, life, religion, beliefs, but are close to one another more than they can ever imagine.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version in French, Arabic, Hebrew and English subtitled in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,,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) / Religion / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / family, family relationships / human rights / politics, political systems /
The Ridge
Dir.: Migueltxo Molina, Pablo Iraburu
The Ridge reconstructs the rescue operation of Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, a climber who felt ill while climbing Annapurna. It involved eight people from all around the world who answered to the alarm call by risking his own life to save another person's life.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Physical education (PE) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: education in human values / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / death and grief / sports /
The Road of Dreams
Dir.: Joan Soler
Alba and Nuria, two young blind girls, maintain a daily struggle against the limitations imposed by their disabilities. But their spirit of overcoming obstacles and their generosity drive them to achieve new goals, devoting time and effort to helping others.
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: Catalan language and literature / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / women (and/or violence against women) / children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / medicine, health / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
The Sea Inside
Dir.: Alejandro Amenabar
The film tells the life story of Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. Film explores Ramón's relationships with two women: Julia, a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Spanish language and literature / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: medicine, health / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / human rights / death and grief /
The Secret of Kells
Dir.: Tomm Moore
Twelve years old Brendan lives in a remote medieval abbey in the IX century. A new life of adventure begins for him when a celebrated master illuminator arrives carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: Infant school,Primary school,Middle school,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Religion / Art and Design /
Topics: ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / books and writing /
The Secret World of Arrietty
Dir.: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Based on the novel The Borrowers by Mary Norton. Arrietty, a tiny, but tenacious 14-year-old, lives with her parents in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknown to the homeowner and her housekeeper.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,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 / women (and/or violence against women) / medicine, health / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Silent Revolution
Dir.: Lars Kraume
In 1956, an entire classroom of twelfth graders in the German Democratic Republic is traumatized when they discover what is really happening during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original German version subtitled in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / History / German Language /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / adolescence, youth / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / politics, political systems /
The Social Network
Dir.: David Fincher
In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard undergraduate and computer programmer, begins working on a new idea. What he begins in his dormitory soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en anglès subtitulada en castellà
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,,
Subjects: English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Computer. Internet. New technologies / Contemporary world /
Topics: biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Son of Bigfoot
Dir.: Jeremy Degruson
Teenage outsider Adam sets out on an epic and daring quest to uncover the mystery behind his long-lost dad, only to find out that he is none other than the legendary Bigfoot!
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Natural Science / Biology and Geology /
Topics: education in human values / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Dir.: Mark Waters
When the Grace family moves into the old and isolated house of Arthur Spiderwick, their uncle grandfather, strange things begin to happen. The twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of fairies and other creatures.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Spanish language and literature / English language / Art and Design / Literature /
Topics: family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Dir.: Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni
It is springtime in the Gobi Desert, South Mongolia. A family of nomadic shepherds assists the births of their camel herd. One of the camels has an excruciatingly difficult delivery but, with help from the family, out comes a rare white colt.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Natural Science / Social Science, Geography and History / Contemporary world / Economy / History /
Topics: natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / children, children’s rights / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / ecology, environment, sustainability / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / animal world and pets / anthropology, ethnography / architecture and urban planning, painting, sculpture / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
