Discussion Guide
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-10
Grades 11-12

The Mole Agent Discussion Guide The Film: Participants and Key Issues

The Film: Participants and Key Issues

Key Participants

Sergio Chamy – the octogenarian “mole agent”

Rómulo Aitken – a former Interpol agent and police detective, now a private investigator

Selected Residents

Petita – the poet

Berta – looking for romance

Rubina – suffers from short-term memory loss; suspects her daughter-in-law prevents her son and grandchildren from visiting

Marta – thinks she is a school girl and begs to leave

Key Issues

The Mole Agent is an excellent tool for outreach and will be of special interest to people who want to explore the following topics:

  • Aging
  • Ageism
  • Elder Care
  • Ethics
  • Nursing Homes / Assisted Living / Retirement Communities

Sources

About the author:

Faith Rogow

Faith Rogow, Ph.D., is the co-author of The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (Corwin, 2012) and past president of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. She has written discussion guides and lesson plans for more than 250 independent films.

Faith Rogow