| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 113 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 28 Feb 2005 |
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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.
How did arguing affect this group’s chances for survival? How did dishonesty and mistrust also hinder their ability to bond together? Could these same issues be preventing you or your family from reaching your full potential?
A man, who claimed not to be religious, suddenly shows he has belief in a spiritual omen. When questioned, he claims “Spirituality is not religion. Religion divides people.” How do you feel about that statement? How do movies usually portray organized religion and individual spirituality?
In this movie, nomads of the Gobi Desert are depicted as thieves and brutal killers. You may want to check the amazing docudrama The Story of the Weeping Camel to see real Gobi Desert nomads. Can you think of other movies that distort a particular group of people?
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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.
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