| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Run Time: | 115 |
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| Video Release: | 07 Mar 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.
This group of firefighters spends a lot of off time unwinding in the bar. Do you think that is an accurate portrayal of most firefighters? What other ways could the director show the camaraderie between these men?
What part does religion play in the lives of these men?
How does the firefighters’ job affect their families? What things do you worry about in relation to your spouse or parent’s employment?

Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.