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The Teacher Who Promised the Sea

Directed by: Patricia Font
Cast list: Laia Costa, Enric Auquer, Luisa Gavasa, Ramón Agirre
Country: Spain
Year: 2023
Genres: Drama / Historical / Biographical.
Runtime: 105 min.
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The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War are unearthed as a woman, Ariadna, searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of Antoni Benaiges, an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona. In 1935 Benaiges was destined to a small village in the province of Burgos, introducing innovative and inspiring teaching methods among the children before being murdered by Falangists during the Civil War. The film is based on the book Desenterrando el silencio: Antoni Benaiges, el maestro que prometió el mar de Francesc Escribano.

 



Educational Grades: Secondary school, 14 to 16 / Sixth form college / Further education / Further Edu, mature students / Higher Education.

Subjects: Spanish language and literature / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Literature / Contemporary world / History.

Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / human rights / death and grief / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty / politics, political systems.


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