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Waltz with Bashir
Dir.: Ari Folman
The film is an animated documentary about the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon in 1982. Ari Folman, the director, needs to know the truth about that time and about himself.
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: Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Art and Design / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / death and grief / politics, political systems /
War of the Buttons
Dir.: Christophe Barratier
In occupied France, the kids from Longeverne start a playful, rather harmless conflict with the kids in Velran, the neighboring town. But the clashes are eventually overshadowed by the larger events of the Second World War.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original French version subtitled in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,,,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / History /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / politics, political systems /
War Witch
Dir.: Kim Nguyen
Komona, a girl in Sub-Saharan Africa, tells the story to her unborn child about her kidnapping by rebels and forced to join their bloody civil war. When she discovers a valuable intuition about the presence of the enemy, she is elevated as a witch.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / women (and/or violence against women) / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, abortion / human geography / alcoholisme, drugaddictions / human rights / death and grief /
Water
Dir.: Deepa Mehta
India 1938. The country is ruled by the British. Chuyia is married to a much older and sickly male, who shortly after the marriage, dies. Then Chuyia is left at a "widows' house" where she has been destined to live for the rest of her 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: Religion / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / History /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, abortion / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights /
Water for Elephants
Dir.: Francis Lawrence
After his parents' death, Jacob Jankowski is left penniless and homeless. Events lead him to join a circus as its vet, working under their unstable boss August.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,,,
Subjects: English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Literature / History /
Topics: women (and/or violence against women) / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / animal world and pets / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
We Bought A Zoo
Dir.: Cameron Crowe
Benjamin has lost his wife. In a bid to start his life over, he purchases a large house that has a zoo. This is welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it.
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: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Natural Science / French /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / animal world and pets / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
We Feed the World
Dir.: Erwin Wagenhofer
This documentary focuses on various aspects on the supply side of the food chain. It also provides a glimpse into the political side of supplying food, that of the profit maximization strategy of any company or of the genetically modified seeds.
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) / Design and Technology / Biology and Geology / Contemporary world / Economy /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets / human rights /
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Dir.: Joanna Harrison, Robin Shaw
The film follows the intrepid adventures of siblings Stan, Katie, Rosie, Max, a baby and Rufus the dog, who decide one day to go on an adventure in search of bears.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan version
Educational Grades: Infant school,Primary school,,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) /
Topics: education in human values / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Welcome
Dir.: Philippe Lioret
Bilal is 17 years old, a Kurdish boy from Iraq. He sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe. He wants to get to England to see his love who lives there. Bilal finally reaches Calais, but he soon discovers that his trip won't be as easy as he imagined...
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) / 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 / adolescence, youth / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / sports / judicial system, prisons, death penalty /
Welcome to the Land of Shtis
Dir.: Dany Boon
Although living a comfortable life in Salon-de-Provence, a charming town in the South of France, Julie has been feeling depressed for a while. To please her, Philippe Abrams, a post office administrator, her husband, tries to obtain a transfer to a seaside town, on the French Riviera, at any cost.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en francčs subtitulada en castellŕ
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 / French /
Topics: cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology /
West Beirut
Dir.: Ziad Doueiri
In April, 1975, civil war breaks out in Lebanon and Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. At first, for Tarek, Omar and May the war is funny: school has closed and getting from West to East is a game. But the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.
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,,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / French / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / adolescence, youth /
WHALE RIDER
Dir.: Niki Caro
Based on a novel by Witi Ihimaera. In New Zealand, the Whangara people believe that their chiefs have to be always the first-born and always male. Pai, an 11-year-old girl thinks she is destined to be the new chief. But she must fight her grandfather and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Spanish language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Literature / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
