
Cert
Age group5–15
Duration90 mins
Arrietty(2011)
Exquisite animation and lively score creates a fantastical backdrop for this classic story about the little people who 'borrow' everyday objects.
Studio Ghibli animation based on the tale of the race of tiny people called The Borrowers who must hide from humans. When teenage Borrower Arrietty befriends human boy Sho she must count on him to protect her family, offering a subtle route into learning about how two people from different cultures learn to understand and like each other.
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Cert
Age group8–15
Duration75 mins
The Secret of Kells(2009)
Oscar-nominated hand-drawn animation about a boy living in medieval Ireland who is recruited to complete a series of perilous, magical tasks.
The animation engagingly explores ideas of faith and religion and Celtic heritage through the story of a young Monk called Brendan who must protect the magical Book of Kells from Vikings.
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Cert
Age group8–16
Duration96 mins
Wadjda(2012)
A sweet and uplifting story about ten-year-old girl Wadjda who refuses to let the fact she's a girl stop her from doing the things she wants to do.
The first female directed Saudi Arabian film it confronts the restrictions placed on young women by religion and culture within certain communities around the world through the simple actions of a little girl determined to buy her own bike.
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Cert
Age group8–16
Duration101 mins
Whale Rider(2002)
Tradition causes trouble in a family when a young Maori girl wants to take up what she believes is her rightful place at the head of her tribe.
Heartening story of an 11-year-old Maori girl who challenges patriarchal tradition within her culture in order to take her place as head of the tribe, a role traditionally held by a male.
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Cert
Age group5–12
Duration88 mins
Kirikou et les hommes et les femmes (Kirikou and the Men and the Women)(2012)
Gorgeous, striking animated feature that follows the resourceful and heroic Kirikou; a small child living in a village in Africa.
French animation based on traditional African tales of a headstrong baby called Kirikou who helps his village overcome a series of events. Each chapter focuses on Kirikou’s relationship with his community and the values his village upholds, including one about them welcoming in a Taureg boy despite being of a different culture to them.
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Cert
Age group12+
Duration215 mins
Lagaan - Once Upon a Time in India(2001)
A Bollywood-style sports film in which Indian villagers are challenged to a cricket match by the British after refusing to pay their land taxes.
Through comedy, sport, romance and song the film promotes the importance of cultural understanding by exploring the values and beliefs upheld by the villagers versus their oppressive British rulers.
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