The cinema project

On 28-11-08 we began a two week cinema project
that consisted of several theatre shows and films.
These events were seen
outside of school at a cinema and a theatre of L’Aquila.
The purpose of this
project was to increase students’ awareness to social problems and drug taking.
We have already seen a film about pollution, one about D’Annunzio, one of the major Italian poets. But the film that interested us more than the others is surely
“We, the Berlin’s zoo guys” (we don’t know if the title is translated rightly but maybe you know the book). It is a film based on
a shocking autobiography by Crhistiane F. At the tender age of 13 she loses
herself in the destructive world of heroin.
It’s sat in a grey and depressing
suburb of Berlin, in the ‘80s.
There boredom reigns and teenagers fill their
desperate lives with heroin.
This film is so moving, you’ll cry for sure but
you are left with a love for life without dependency on drugs.
After the film we had a very interesting debate and we think that all the teenagers should have a moment to reflect about this serious problem.