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Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods
Dir.: Christian Ditter
When his father is kidnapped by Sven "The Terrible", Vicky is forced to assume the leadership in the village. He has to lead his men to rescue his father.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Version dubbed in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) /
Topics: human geography / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Vicky the Viking
Dir.: Michael Bully Herbig
Vicky is a viking-boy who lives with his parents Halvar and Ylva in the small village Flake. He is a typical viking boy, but rather fearful. He is also not very strong but smart. One day he sails with the grown up vikings out to the sea.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Version dubbed into Catalan and subtitled in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,Middle school,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Spanish language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / human relations, psychology, sociology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
Wadjda
Dir.: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Wadjda is a 10-year-old girl living in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. She wants a bicycle desperately, but Wadjda's mother will not allow it, fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl's virtue.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Religion / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / anthropology, ethnography / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / politics, political systems /
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Dir.: Oliver Stone
Gordon Gekko is released from prison after serving eight years for money laundering. His estranged daughter, Winnie runs a small news website and is dating Jacob Moore. When an old agent of Gecko devours the firm Jacob works for, Jacob wants revenge and Gordon may be the perfect ally.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Contemporary world / Economy / History /
Topics: education in human values / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
Wall·E
Dir.: Andrew Stanton
In a distant future where mankind has abandoned Earth, WALL-E, a garbage collecting robot has been left alone to clean up the mess. One day, EVE, a sleek reconnaissance robot is sent to Earth and WALL-E falls in love with her.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Design and Technology /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / ecology, environment, sustainability /
Waltz with Bashir
Dir.: Ari Folman
The film is an animated documentary about the massacre of Palestinian refugees in Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon in 1982. Ari Folman, the director, needs to know the truth about that time and about himself.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Art and Design / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / death and grief / politics, political systems /
War of the Buttons
Dir.: Christophe Barratier
In occupied France, the kids from Longeverne start a playful, rather harmless conflict with the kids in Velran, the neighboring town. But the clashes are eventually overshadowed by the larger events of the Second World War.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original French version subtitled in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,,,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / History /
Topics: education in human values / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / politics, political systems /
War Witch
Dir.: Kim Nguyen
Komona, a girl in Sub-Saharan Africa, tells the story to her unborn child about her kidnapping by rebels and forced to join their bloody civil war. When she discovers a valuable intuition about the presence of the enemy, she is elevated as a witch.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / women (and/or violence against women) / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / adolescence, youth / sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, abortion / human geography / alcoholisme, drugaddictions / human rights / death and grief /
Water
Dir.: Deepa Mehta
India 1938. The country is ruled by the British. Chuyia is married to a much older and sickly male, who shortly after the marriage, dies. Then Chuyia is left at a "widows' house" where she has been destined to live for the rest of her life.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Religion / Form class (Pastoral care) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / History /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / sexuality, heterosexuality, homosexuality, abortion / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights /
Water for Elephants
Dir.: Francis Lawrence
After his parents' death, Jacob Jankowski is left penniless and homeless. Events lead him to join a circus as its vet, working under their unstable boss August.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,,,
Subjects: English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Literature / History /
Topics: women (and/or violence against women) / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / animal world and pets / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
We Bought A Zoo
Dir.: Cameron Crowe
Benjamin has lost his wife. In a bid to start his life over, he purchases a large house that has a zoo. This is welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Natural Science / French /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / animal world and pets / biographies, autobiographies / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
We Feed the World
Dir.: Erwin Wagenhofer
This documentary focuses on various aspects on the supply side of the food chain. It also provides a glimpse into the political side of supplying food, that of the profit maximization strategy of any company or of the genetically modified seeds.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,,,,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Design and Technology / Biology and Geology / Contemporary world / Economy /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets / human rights /