A Monster Calls: Film Guide

A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls

Ages

11–14

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

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A film guide that looks at A Monster Calls (2016), which sees a boy - struggling to cope with his mother's illness - visited by a fantastical monster.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including PSHE Education, English Literature and Art & Design in addition to highlighting themes surrounding family, storytelling, life and death, growing up, anti-bullying, school, folk and fairy tales, and monsters.

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This Resource Supports

  • Art and Design
  • English
  • PSHE Education

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