Bandslam (Bandslam)
Directed by: Todd GraffCast list: Vanessa Hudgens, Aly Michalka, Gaelan Connell, Scott Porter
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Genres: Musical / Comedy-drama /
Runtime: 111 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en anglès subtitulada en castellà
Will Burton's head is filled with music. When his mother, Karen Burton, gets a new job in New Jersey, Will starts his junior year at a new school where music rules the scene. Perpetually a misfit, Will begins a friendship with "Sa5m". They are both surprised when another girl, Charlotte Banks, recruits Will to help assemble a band to compete in "Bandslam," a battle of bands. For the first time in his life, Will finds he is uniquely suited to not only participate in something, but to truly make a difference.
Educational Grades: ##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##Secondary school, 12 to 14##COMA##Secondary school, 14 to 16##COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA####COMA##
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Music and History of the Music / Basque language /
Topics: adolescence, youth / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /
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