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The Cove
Dir.: Louie Psihoyos
Richard O'Barry and filmmaker Louie Psihoyos go about trying to expose one of what they see as the most cruel acts against wild dolphins in the world in Taiji, Japan, where dolphins are routinely corralled, either to be sold alive to aquariums and marine parks, or slaughtered for meat.
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: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural Science / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Biology and Geology / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / natural resources, wealth and poverty, commerce, consumption / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets / world of work, employment relationships / human relations, psychology, sociology /
The Croods
Dir.: Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders
A prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Catalan dubbed version
Educational Grades: ,Primary school,Middle school,Upper Primary school,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) /
Topics: education in human values / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / anthropology, ethnography / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships /
The Da Vinci Code
Dir.: Ron Howard
The film tells the investigation started by symbolist Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu around the murder of a Museum Louvre's curator. It is a complex investigation that involves a supposedly heretic theory: Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene were, in fact, a couple.
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,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Religion / Art and Design / Literature /
Topics: women (and/or violence against women) / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / architecture and urban planning, painting, sculpture / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Edukators
Dir.: Hans Weingartner
Two German boys, Peter and Jan break into luxurious mansions at night. Instead of stealing or vandalizing, they carefully and ornately rearrange furniture and valulables and leave obscure messages.
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,,
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 / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / adolescence, youth / human relations, psychology, sociology / human rights / politics, political systems /
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adčle Blanc-Sec
Dir.: Luc Besson
Paris 1911. Desperate to cure her sister, intrepid authoress Adèle Blanc-Sec braves ancient Egyptian tombs to locate a mummified doctor and get him back to Paris.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Versió original en francčs subtitulada en catalŕ
Educational Grades: ,,,,Secondary school, 12 to 14,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,,
Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Art and Design / French /
Topics: ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The Finishers
Dir.: Nils Tavernier
Julien dreams of adventure. But when you live in a wheelchair, such dreams are difficult to fulfill.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: French version with subtitles in Spanish
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) / Physical education (PE) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Form class (Pastoral care) / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French / Contemporary world /
Topics: education in human values / adolescence, youth / means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / medicine, health / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / sports /
The Flowery Pensil
Dir.: Juan José Porto
It is based on the book of the same name by the Spanish writer Andrés Sopeña. The film tells the childhood of a group of boys and their national-Catholic education in Spain around the 1950s.
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: Spanish language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Citizenship (Primary School) / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / politics, political systems /
The Fox and the Child
Dir.: Luc Jacquet
A story about the friendship between a girl and a fox, where the barriers that separate the girl from the animal disappear. Thanks to the fox, the girl discovers a wild and secret environment and begins an adventure that will change her life and her way of seeing the world.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,Middle school,,,,,,,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) /
Topics: education in human values / ecology, environment, sustainability / animal world and pets /
The Great Match
Dir.: Gerardo Olivares
A family of Mongolian nomads, a caravan of Tuareg from the Sahara Desert and a group of Amazonian Indians have two things in common: they live in remote regions of the planet and are determined to see the end of the 2002 World Cup.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year:
Educational Grades: ,,,Upper Primary school,Secondary school, 12 to 14,,,,,,
Subjects: Natural science and social sciences (Primary School) / Social Science, Geography and History /
Topics: means of transportation and /or traffic safety education / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / sports /
The Hedgehog
Dir.: Mona Achache
Paloma is a 11-year-old girl who has decided to commit suicide on her 12th birthday. But she finally meets some kindred spirits in her building who inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on 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,,
Subjects: Catalan language and literature / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / French /
Topics: education in human values / children, children’s rights / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
The help
Dir.: Tate Taylor
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s. Skeeter returns from college determined to become a writer and decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: Original English version subtitled in Spanish
Educational Grades: ,,,,,Secondary school, 14 to 16,Sixth form college,Further education,Further Edu, mature students,Higher Education,
Subjects: English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Literature / History /
Topics: education in human values / world of work, employment relationships / journalism, mass media, advertising / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work / books and writing /
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Dir.: Eli Roth
Lewis Barnavelt, after losing his parents, is sent to Michigan to live with his uncle Jonathan. He discovers his uncle is a warlock, and enters a world of magic and sorcery.
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) /
Topics: education in human values / human relations, psychology, sociology / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
