| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 188 |
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| Video Release: | 13 Feb 2007 |
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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.
In one part of the film, Gandhi becomes so principle-driven that he almost kicks his wife out of their home over her refusal to perform a menial task. Are there times when even worthwhile philosophies must be compromised?
“Whenever I despair, I remember that the way of truth and love has always won. There may be tyrants and murderers, and for a time they may seem invincible, but in the end they always fail. Think of it: always.” -Gandhi
Considering Gandhi lived between 1869 and 1948, do you think his words still have relevance for today?
Learn more about this incredible man at: http://www.mkgandhi.org/index.html
