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The Golden Dream: Film Guide

The Golden Dream
The Golden Dream
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14+

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Short (1-4 activities)

A film guide that looks at The Golden Dream (2013), an unconventional road movie about a group of undocumented teen Guatemalan immigrants and their perilous journey to a new life in the US.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Spanish, Human Rights, Geography, PSHE Education and Film Studies in addition to highlighting themes surrounding refugees and immigration, travel and exploration, child safety, poverty, friendships and foreign language films.

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This Resource Supports

  • Geography
  • Citizenship
  • Human Rights
  • Languages
  • Spanish
  • PSHE Education
  • Film Studies

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