The Post: Film Guide

The Post
The Post

Ages

14–16

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

Related calendar events

International Anti-Corruption Day
9 December

A film guide that looks at The Post (2017), a true-life drama about The Washington Post’s fight to publish a series of documents proving a government cover-up on the reality of The Vietnam War.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Business Studies, Citizenship, History, Media Studies and Politics in addition to highlighting themes surrounding North American countries, law and order, democracy, directors, historical periods, historical events, ethics, gender representation, and The Cold War.

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This Resource Supports

  • Citizenship
  • Economics and Business
  • History
  • Media Studies
  • Politics

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