Coco (Coco)
Directed by: Lee Unkrich, Adrian MolinaCast list:
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Genres: Adventure / Comedy / Animation /
Runtime: 105 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
In Santa Cecilia, Mexico, the rebellious Miguel, a 12-year-old Mexican boy and hopeful musician, is unable to understand the family's continuing ban on all music, especially when his icon and the greatest guitar player to ever live, the deceased Ernesto de la Cruz, is the town's hero. However, an inadvertent mistake on the sacred Day of the Dead will magically transport Miguel to the distant and bustling Land of the Dead, where the scoundrel skeleton, Hector, will lead the way through the vibrant underworld to help the young trespasser find a missing ancestor.
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Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Religion / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Art and Design / Music and History of the Music / History /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / anthropology, ethnography / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / death and grief /
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