WORKSHOP ABOUT THE MOVIE FINDING A FAMILY

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENGLISH - WORKSHOP

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About the Movie  "Finding a Family" is based on the true story of Alex Chivescu, a ward of the state of Michigan, who knowing he cannot be emancipated from the foster care system, searches for a new mom and dad within the school district that he believes can fulfill his lifelong dream of attending an Ivy League university. Alex (Jared Abrahamson) has a passion for learning, instilled by his loving single mother, Ileana (Kim Delaney) who has a doctorate degree and speaks six languages. When Alex was 10-years-old, Ileana had a life-altering car crash that left her struggling with bouts of anger and depression, so much so that a family court judge deemed her unfit to parent Alex further. The one constant in his life is school. When Alex’s transportation funding ends, he discovers he’s about to be assigned to a foster family outside the school district that can provide stability and a curriculum that can get him into an Ivy League university. Alex is left with only one option: in order to avoid being assigned outside the high school he loves, he must find a new mom and dad.

Kim Delaney – Jared Abrahamson

The story follows a young man who, after his foster family falls apart, goes in search of a new family in order to stay in a school district that will help him achieve his dream of attending an Ivy League school. It is about the true story of Alex Chiavescu

Answer the questions according what you have seen in the movie

1.       What is the name of the young man who inspired the movie? What is its origin?

2.       What did happen to his mother that modified her behavior?

3.       What was the illness she got because of her accident? Which are the symptoms? What social problems can cause this illness?

4.       What was the most important crisis Alex had all the time?

5.       Why Alex did go to the court? What happened at the end? How did he feel after the court’s decision?

6.       What was his mother’s concept about education?

7.       Where did Alex dream to go? Did he do it?

8.       Which are the values you can see in the movie?

9.       Why did Alex feel guilty in some scenes of the movie?

1.       What do you think is the movies’ message or the moral?

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