A different look

Abstract

Based on the resentment and on the horror of the so-called war against terror, the author invites the reader to make a trip through the delicate and fine sensibility of the movies: Bertrand Tovernier’s When everything begins; Abbas Kiarastami’s Where is my friend’s house?; Zhang Yimou’s The path home; and Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s Silence. A true exercise, since these movies challenge us to observe other people and their cultures with respect and to notice the beauty there is in other aesthetics, over and beyond the dominant and homogenizing one. It is also an exercise of reflection on the educator’s practices and on the role the school has in society. This is an invitation to indignation in favor of life, friendship and solidarity.