The Darkest Minds: Film Guide

Ages

12–16

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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