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Pressure: Film Guide

Pressure
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14+

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Short (1-4 activities)

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Black History Month
1 October - 1 November

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A film guide that looks at Pressure (1976), a film widely considered to have kick-started black British cinema, which focuses on a black school leaver well-qualified but unable to find a job.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Politics, Citizenship, History, Film Studies and PSHE Education in addition to highlighting themes surrounding British cinema, film history, racism and prejudice, and equality.

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