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Swing Vote
Dir.: Joshua Michael Stern
New Mexico November, 2004. Bud Johnson is a slacker with one good thing in his life, his twelve-year-old daughter, Molly. On Election Day, Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place, where she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, her dad's.
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,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / History / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / journalism, mass media, advertising / family, family relationships / politics, political systems /

Tad, the Lost Explorer
Dir.: Enrique Gato
Tadeo, a bricklayer dreamer is confused with a famous archaeologist and sent in an expedition to Peru where he tries to save the mythical lost city of the Incas of an evil corporation of treasure hunters.
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Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) /
Topics: education in human values / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / human relations, psychology, sociology /

Thabo and the Rhino Case
Dir.: Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt
Thabo (11 years old) wants to become a private detective.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Natural Science / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / adolescence, youth / ecology, environment, sustainability / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / animal world and pets / human relations, psychology, sociology /

The 4th Floor
Dir.: Antonio Mercero
A group of teenagers live together in a hospital fighting against the cancer they are suffering. Aware of their disease, they face life eagerly and with a great sense of humour.
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: Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: adolescence, youth / medicine, health / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / death and grief /

The Academy of the Muses
Dir.: José Luis Guerín
Raffaele Pinto, a professor of Italian Studies at the University of Barcelona, wants to create a "school of the Muses" inspired by the classic references, that should be used to regenerate the world through engagement with poetry.
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Subjects: Philosophy and History of Philosophy / Literature / Contemporary world /
Topics: women (and/or violence against women) / human relations, psychology, sociology / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / books and writing /

The Act of Killing
Dir.: Joshua Oppenheimer
When the government of Indonesia was overthrown by the military in 1965, Anwar and his friends were promoted to death squad leaders. Today, Anwar is revered as a founding father of a right-wing paramilitary organization. It is so powerful that its leaders include government ministers.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
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Subjects: English language / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / Performing arts, Music and Dance / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / death and grief / politics, political systems /

The Adventures of Huck Finn
Dir.: Stephen Sommers
The film is an adaptation from the novel by Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn is a young boy in the 1840's, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. He meets a runaway slave named Jim and the two undertake a series of adventures.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en anglčs subtitulada en castellŕ
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,,,,,
Subjects: Spanish language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) /
Topics: education in human values / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Dir.: Steven Spielberg
Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound at a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Version dubbed in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Art and Design / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography /
Topics: means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / journalism, mass media, advertising / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /

The Angels’ Share
Dir.: Ken Loach
While serving a community service order, Robbie meets Rhino, Albert and Mo who, like him, find it impossible to find work because of their criminal records. Little did Robbie imagine how turning to drink might change their lives - not cheap fortified wine, but the best malt whiskies in the world.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Catalan
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / judicial system, prisons, death penalty /

The Bélier Family
Dir.: Eric Lartigau
The Béliers family are all deaf, except Paula, 16. Her music teacher offers her to sit for the entrance exam of the Maîtrise de Radio France, an elite vocal choir in Paris. Her parents, who rely on her as their ears and mouth in the outside world, take the news badly.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original version in French with Spanish subtitles
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world / Music and History of the Music /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships /

The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
Dir.: Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner
Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan version
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Performing arts, Music and Dance /
Topics: education in human values / animal world and pets / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /

The Blind Sunflowers
Dir.: José Luis Cuerda
The film is based on a novel by Spanish writer Alberto Méndez. Ourense, Spain, 1940. Every time that Elena locks the door, she locks her secrets. Her husband Ricardo spend years hidden in his house trying to dodge Franco persecution.
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: Spanish language and literature / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / human rights / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / judicial system, prisons, death penalty / politics, political systems /