Calamity

Calamity
Calamity

Film Details

Year

2020

Duration

85 minutes

Genres

Action and Adventure, Animation, Family, Westerns

Language

French (English subtitles)

UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM

This film is not currently available to stream, and we no longer run a DVD service. Find a different film to stream now.

If you're interested in this film being added to the Into Film+ streaming service, please let us know and we’ll explore adding it. Find out more.

Find out where you can watch this film at findanyfilm.com

UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM

This film is not currently available to stream, and we no longer run a DVD service. Find a different film to stream now.

If you're interested in this film being added to the Into Film+ streaming service, please let us know and we’ll explore adding it. Find out more.

LOGIN/CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Find out where you can watch this film at findanyfilm.com


Synopsis

This French animation is loosely based on the story of frontierswoman Martha Jane Cannary, famously known as Calamity Jane. Set in 1863, the film follows the young Martha as she travels with her father and sisters as part of a caravan across the American West to Oregon. When her father is injured, Martha steps forward to take over his role, but her plan is rejected by the group leader Abraham who believes only a boy should lead a carriage, assigning his son Ethan the task instead. To prove that she can do it, Martha trains secretly and decides to cut her hair and wear trousers to disguise herself as a boy– something hugely taboo during this time. As tension rises among the group, Martha runs away and encounters a series of characters that encourage her abilities and strength. This charming film is a great introduction to the western genre and touches on themes of female empowerment and growing up.

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Additional details

UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM

This film is not currently available to stream, and we no longer run a DVD service. Find a different film to stream now.

If you're interested in this film being added to the Into Film+ streaming service, please let us know and we’ll explore adding it. Find out more.

LOGIN/CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Find out where you can watch this film at findanyfilm.com

Unclassified

n/a

Related Films

The Eagle Huntress
Film

The Eagle Huntress(2016)

The Eagle Huntress(2016)

Inspiring documentary about a 13 year-old girl seeking to defy tradition and become an eagle hunter in her isolated Mongolian community.

102 Reviews

CertificateU

7–14 years 87 mins

Read More
Zarafa
Into Film+

Zarafa(2012)

Zarafa(2012)

Stream on Into Film+

Stunning animation about a young Sudanese boy’s escape from slave traders and his incredible and perilous journey to Paris with an orphaned giraffe.

69 Reviews

CertificatePG

7–14 years 76 mins

Read More
Long Way North
Film

Long Way North(2015)

Long Way North(2015)

Animated adventure about a noble Russian teen who sets out on a voyage to track down her grandfather, whose ship was lost en route to the North Pole.

40 Reviews

CertificatePG

5–11 years 81 mins

Read More
The Breadwinner
Into Film+

The Breadwinner(2017)

The Breadwinner(2017)

Stream on Into Film+

Afghanistan-set animation in which a young girl disguises herself as a boy to provide for her family after her father is unjustly arrested.

112 Reviews

Certificate12

11+ years 93 mins

Read More

Rate this film

Club Leaders can rate films! Help other club leaders decide if this film is suitable for use in their film club by giving it a rating.

Rate this film

Your rating

Click a star to rate this film

Ratings guide

  • Worked brilliantly
  • Went down well
  • Had some value
  • Did not enjoy it
  • Would not use again

Member rating

This film does not have any club member reviews yet. Download our film review resources to encourage your club to review this film.

Film review resources

Leader rating

This film has not been rated by a club leader yet. Be the first to rate this film.

Start an Into Film Club or Log in to rate this film

Reviews (0)

This film does not have any reviews yet.

This film does not have any reviews yet.

As a Film Club leader you can download our film review resources to encourage your club members to review this film.

Film review resources
Anson Road Into Film Club

Into Film Clubs

Into Film Clubs provide opportunities to watch, review and make films.

Coleg Sir Gar Into Film Club (Do I Need a Licence header)

Do I Need a Licence?

Information on which licences you need to show films in your education setting.

How Do Into Film Clubs Work? header

How do Into Film Clubs work?

Find out more about what's involved in running your very own Into Film Club.

Into Film CPD Training (Bolton)

Training

Learn to use film to raise literacy attainment and engage students.

What our educators say

"It really is a chance for us to open children's minds to the power of film not just as a vehicle for entertainment but also as a way in to understanding their own world and the worlds of people whose lives are very different."

- Marlon Perkins, Teacher, Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed CofE Junior School, Kent