| Overall: | B+ |
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| Violence: | A |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
| Run Time: | 115 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
This film subtly says much about the things we prioritize in our lives. What was Jan’s initial priority and what have his priorities become by the end of the film? What do the parents value the most? And what was most important to defense lawyer Jerome Facher (Robert Duvall)?

Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for