| Overall: | B |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B- |
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| Video Release: | 20 Mar 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.
What are some of the pressures new immigrants may face? What compels Victor to put in long hours at the shop? What stresses does Ruth face at home? How do racial tensions add to the difficulties experienced by the Samuels family?
What does David learn about real friendship? In what ways does the arrival of the Samuels eventually change the neighborhood?

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.