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Erasmus means integration, acceptance and diversity. In order to understand the difficulties of social integration, mental health and psychological problems caused by its failure we wanted to organise a movie night, related with mental health.We chose to watch the movie "Infinitely Polar Bear", which raises awareness about this topic. After that, we planned a follow-up discussion about the movie we watched as well as social inclusion and mental health in general.
Hey heyy☺️
Are you a cinephile? Do you like watching movies and having real conversations about their meaning right afterwards?
Erasmus means integration, acceptance and difference. In order to understand the difficulties of social integration, the mental health and the psychological problems caused by its failure there will be a movie night. The movie «Infinitely Polar Bear» is all about that. So, if you’re interested in social movies with deep background then you’re in the right place! Join us in our movie night!
⌚ When? Wednesday 20/11 at 18.30
🏙️ Where? Vryssaki, Plaka
💵 Minimum charge: 5€
🎥 Movie Information: The selected movie «Infinitely Polar Bear» narrates the story of Cameron Stuart, a man that suffers from bipolar disorder. Also known as maniac depression, this mental disorder causes periods of depression and abnormally elevated moods. Cameron is married to Maggie and is a father of two daughters. After Cameron is fired from his job, he has a mental breakdown which forces him to leave his family and institutionalize. When he is released and Maggie decides to go to a business school in New York, they decide that he will move back in and take care of the girls for eighteen months. He agrees despite his fears and takes full responsibility of their two spirited daughters that are initially embarrassed to live with him. As it is expected, this coexistence leads to a series of quirky, funny and sometimes frightening episodes which shows in a marvelous way the social character of the movie.
➡ Accessibility
Unfortunately, this event is not accessible for people with mobility impairment.
➡ Please note that;
This event was organized by members of ESN in Athens in order to help you get the most out of your Erasmus life.
All ESN events are non-profit and are organized by students on a voluntary basis.
We were very satisfied because despite the issues we faced when organizing that event, it was very successful and the attendance rate was according to what we had planned. The international students seemed to like the movie as well as the follow up discussion because they were motivated and engaged throughout.
