| Overall: | D+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D+ |
| Run Time: | 108 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 10 Mar 2009 |
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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 Inspector knows about Frank’s day job, why does he turn a blind eye to his activities? In what other ways does this script excuse the moral ambiguity of Frank’s actions?
Do you agree with Valentina that Frank is more afraid to live than to die? What accounts for his optimism?
How can shared experiences build camaraderie between strangers? How can traumatic or disastrous events accelerate that solidarity?
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
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.
