The Darkest Minds: Film Guide

The Darkest Minds
The Darkest Minds

Ages

11–16

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

A film guide that looks at The Darkest Minds (2018), a post-apocalyptic thriller about a group of young people with powerful abilities running away from the adult who are planning to imprison them. This guide is useful for exploring topics including Literacy, Psychology and Citizenship in addition to highlighting themes surrounding democracy and rights, family and friendships, mental health, anti-bullying, gender representation, and life and death.

This resource includes

This Resource Supports

  • Citizenship
  • Democracy
  • Parliament
  • Human Rights
  • Literacy
  • PSHE Education
  • Personal
  • Psychology

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