on April 11 in wide release goes French movie "MIA and Leo white", telling about the friendship the girls and a formidable predator. The film was shot three years so that the performers (including Leo) have grown along with their heroes.
Editor of "Letitia" Olga Gavrilova, together with the psychologist Svetlana Pyatnitskaya visited the premiere of the picture and tell how it differs from other films about the friendship of children and animals, and also about why she should definitely go with the whole family.
what film
10-summer MIA moved from London to South Africa, where her parents buy a farm for breeding lions. Moving given it a hard time: friends have stayed in London, the family does not share her feelings, her brother had frequent nightmares, started having panic attacks... MIA can't accept the changes in your life, but only as long as her dad doesn't bring on the Christmas baby white lion, whom everyone affectionately called Charlie.
After this event the girl's life, and at the same time and the whole family is flipped upside the head. Between MIA and lion installs a special bond. They grow together, and for 3 years MIA is transformed from a child into a teenager, and Charlie — from a tiny cub into a magnificent lion.
Not everyone in the family have the same wonderful relationship with the lion as MIA, and after certain events, the girl's father decides to sell the animal trophy hunters.
Frame from the film "MIA and the white lion."
what to talk with a child after watching the film
Multiple conflicts between MIA and her parents can motivate your child after watching the movie for the dialogue. Perhaps he, like the main character, will accuse you of something or make a claim. It is important not to go into conflict, be humble and use the movie as an opportunity to discuss experiences and MIA and her family (as well your and your child's).
You can ask the child which character is closest to him, whom he would like to play in this film. And also to explain what in life, there are situations in which each person can Express themselves outside the conventional laws of good and evil.
it is Important to explain to children, who often see life in black and white that the world is actually much brighter.
In one scene, MIA shoots father with a gun. Bullet with a tranquilizer dart intended for a lion, hits the man in the leg. Someone will say that it's terrible, indignant, as the girl could do. But the true feelings of the girls manifested after the shot: she calls the brother and asks for help Vraca.
Frame from the film "MIA and the white lion."
One of the important tenets of the movie: don't wait for someone to change the world, start changing it myself.
the Picture of "MIA and the white lion" has a big social significance for everyone. It reveals the problem with legal hunting of lions, the population of which is about 20,000 individuals (which is three times less than scientists had counted in the 1980-ies).
at least, talk about it with their children and to support the Foundation against hunting as a business and entertainment industry.
the Events in the film — a reason to think about what will remain on the planet after us, and to form responsible and active attitude to the environment. The only way we can change the world. We need to start right now.
What interesting and useful you will find in the film
At first glance, "MIA and white lion" seems like one of the walk-through adventure movies which are similar to each other as twins: looked and forgotten. But not so simple.
Should take a closer look at the plot and you will see the many meanings and problems from family to dire social, which the film's Director, Gilles de Maitre has given literally every scene of the film.
For parents, the picture will be insight into the world of adolescent experiences and help:
1. To give children support when they need itPapa MIA's obsessed with the idea to breed lions and does not understand why the daughter does not share his enthusiasm. MIA starts the age of the teenager when the leading activity for her is communication with peers. Where are all the friends? They were in the distant England. Parents take and sharply pull her from a past life and try to reconcile with the new. It does not happen.
unfortunately, adults are not always able to sympathize with the child when it is especially needed.
Frame from the film "MIA and the white lion."
MIA and then arguing with his father, and clashes occur not only during the dinner but also with tourists who come to the farm to photograph the lions.
In one episode, when the girl gets mad and scolds me in front of foreigners, that is pretty rough turns daughter into the house and says he will not allow her to behave more. And that is very important: adds that he loves her.
This is a good example of the correct placement adult personal boundaries. MIA's father gives her to understand that there is a limit. He thereby demonstrates that he is stronger.
This behavior even causes the child's aggression, in fact, argues (in a good way) the credibility of an adult and gives the child a sense of protection, of support. Roughly speaking, MIA realizes that if the Pope was able to defend its borders, so he can protect her, if she would be in danger.
3. To accept and respect the choice of the childthe film shows the moment of separation from MIA's parents. This is a necessary stage of growing up the child when he is every year becoming more and more independent and begins to take on more responsibility.
Mom and dad girl worry for my daughter when she without their knowledge goes with a lion on a dangerous journey into the reserve, where a predator can't touch hunters. Despite the fact that they could not find their place from the fact that the daughter is in the middle of the Savannah alone in the wilderness, and continue the search for her, they internally approve of her choice and respect her impulse to save the animal, and means to change the world for the better.
4. Do not hide from their children the truthAll the problems in the family arise from the innuendo and mystery. The film "MIA and the lion" proof. MIA's parents don't tell kids why they many years ago, abruptly moved from Africa to London, and now as sharply snapped back, why is MIA's brother suffers panic attacks and cannot sleep at nocham...
Frame from the film "MIA and the white lion."
MIA communicates with a lion like he was a little kitten. The girl has a special bond with the animal, and the lion allows her a lot more than farm workers. Not realizing to the full their privileges, MIA plans to spend in a cage with a predator brother and to make friends with a lion. The situation is out of control, after which MIA's father forbids the girl to go in the cage with Charlie.
Father concludes: if it violates the ban, he will sell an animal to anyone. Needless to say that MIA's father had to take this difficult step and be consistent in their words and actions?
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