Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime ()
Directed by: Jesús del CerroCast list: Gustavo Salmerón, Irene Visedo, Jose María Pou
Country: Spain
Year: 2008
Genres: Comedy /
Runtime: 103 min.
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Carlitos Bermudez has two desires in life: first, to find a kind couple who will adopt him from the orphanage where he lives, and second, to become a soccer player for Spain's youth national team. With the help of his fellow orphans and his best friend Chunks, he sets out on a mission to prove his soccer playing abilities to the world and to himself. His biggest obstacle is Hipolito, the bitter caretaker of his orphanage, who takes it upon himself to keep Carlitos from his dreams. With the help of Diego, a former orphan and now the orphanage's maintenance worker, Carlitos manages to evade the probing eyes of Hipolito and to be accepted on the youth national team.
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Subjects: Spanish language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Physical education (PE) / Form class (Pastoral care) /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / sports /
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