| Overall: | B+ |
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| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | A |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 90 |
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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.
Although the culture of Iran is very different from what you may experience in North America or other parts of the world, is there anything universal about the struggles faced by Mohammad and his father? Would a widower (in any other part of the world) with a mentally or physically disadvantaged child have a more difficult time finding a second wife? Is increasing financial status a priority in your culture?
Families watching this movie may want to note certain things about Mohammad’s family:
- How do their possessions differ from where you live? Do they have a car, etc?
- How do they dress? Is their clothing clean and well kept?
- How do they care for their home? (Note Mohammad’s sister sweeping the dirt path leading to their door.)
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
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 The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
