The Mountain
EDUCATIONAL EDITION: Licensed for Schools
This screening link for THE MOUNTAIN is available for use at registered educational facilities. Recommended for ages 9-14 (Years 6-9), the film combines comedy, adventure, and coming-of-age drama while exploring friendship, whakapapa, and guardianship of nature, alongside reflections on loss, remembrance, and our place in the world.
The accompanying education resource, developed by m3media and Square Eyes Screen Foundation, offers classroom conversation starters and activities to enrich the student viewing experience and extend discussions around the film’s key themes.
Access The Mountain teacher notes for classroom exploration here.
SYNOPSIS
THE MOUNTAIN follows the journey of three newly connected tamariki. Eleven-year-old Sam believes wholeheartedly that her maunga will cure her illness and grant her the identity she longs for. Joining her on a quest to climb Taranaki maunga (Mountain) are two accomplices: Mallory, the newest kid in town eager to make friends, and Bronco, a wise-cracking, bike-loving guardian of Papatūānuku (Earth Mother). Together, this perfectly imperfect trio experience the kind of friendship that changes your life forever.
FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY
THE MOUNTAIN is available to registered educational facilities for a limited two-week screening window. Screening of this link is to be used exclusively for private, classroom use with a maximum audience of 100 tamariki or rangatahi and their kaiako. Public screenings and any profit-making activities, including ticket sales, are strictly prohibited.
For community or fundraising screenings, please reach out to luke.murray@madman.co.nz
Cast
Reuben Francis, Terence Daniel, Troy Kingi, Byron Coll, Fern Sutherland, Sukena Shah, Elizabeth Atkinson
Director
Language
English
Closed Captions [CC]
English
Country
New Zealand
Studios
Madman, Piki