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Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer)
Directed by: Hermine HuntgeburthCast list: Louis Hofmann, Leon Seidel, Heike Makatsch, Benno Fürmann
Country: Germany
Year: 2011
Genres: Adventure.
Runtime: 109 min.
Languages available on DVD and /or Blue Ray: Catalan, Spanish, Others.
Classroom activities available in: Catalan.
The film is based on Mark Twain's masterpiece. Tom and his brother Sid live with Aunt Polly in the small town of St. Petersburg, near the Mississippi River. Tom is the leader of his "gang" of boys, leading them on a series of escapades drawn from the novels he has read of pirates and thieves. The story moves from the antics of Tom's irrepressible sense of fun to a more dangerous kind of adventure when he and his friend Huck Finn witness a murder. Ultimately, Tom must put aside his fantasy world and do the right thing to keep an innocent man from bearing the guilt of a crime committed by Indian Joe.
Educational Grades: Middle school / Upper Primary school / Secondary school, 12 to 14.
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Literature.
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty.
Links
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Description of the book.Official Movie Website (in Germany)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Read the book (in English)
The Mississipi River. Information.
Special Effects Used at the Movie (video)
The Premiere of the Film (video)