The Mule (La mula)
Directed by: AnónimoCast list: Mario Casas (Juan Castro), María Valverde (Conchi), Secun de la Rosa (el Chato), Chiqui Maya (Antonio), Mingo Ruano (Amor), Ignacio Mateos (Jesús), Tavi García (Cárdenas), Eduardo Velasco (Barrionuevo), Pepa Rus (Pepi), Jesús Carroza (Churri)
Country: Spain, United Kingdom
Year: 2012
Genres: War / Comedy-drama /
Runtime: 100 min.
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Based on the novel by Juan Eslava Galan. This comedy drama set during the waning days of Spanish Civil War and centers on Juan Castro a soldier who, after finding a mule on the battlefield, travels through the countryside with the animal while attempting to make sense of the chaos that surrounds him.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Secondary school, 14 to 16##COMA##Sixth form college##COMA##Further education##COMA##Further Edu, mature students##COMA##Higher Education##COMA##
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 /
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