“Promises” Movie Questions



“Promises” Movie Questions

PROMISES follows the journey of one of the filmmakers, Israeli-American B.Z. Goldberg. B.Z. travels to a Palestinian refugee camp and to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, and to the more familiar neighborhoods of Jerusalem where he meets seven Palestinian and Israeli children. Though the children live only 20 minutes apart, they exist in completely separate worlds; the physical, historical and emotional obstacles between them run deep.

Israeli Kids

• Moishe Bar Am

• Schlomo

• Twins: Daniel Solan & Yarko Solan

Palestinian Kids

• Sanabel Hassan

• Faraj Adnan Hassan Husein

• Mahmoud Mazen Mahmoud Izhiman

1. What holy city do all monotheistic religions lay claim to?

2. What are some things you recognize in West Jerusalem that are also seen in America?

3. What is the first thing the boys do, which is probably different than anything you do, as soon as they get on public transportation?

4. What are some of the challenges facing the Palestinian kids?  What are some of the challenges facing the Israeli kids?

5. What do these kids not like about one another? Where do you think these feelings come from?

6. What do you have in common with these children?

7. What aspects of daily life did you see in both Israeli and Palestinian children’s lives that you would

almost never have to think about?

8. What does the rolling, burning tire symbolize? Explain.

9. Why did the filmmaker end with pictures of babies? Explain.

Paragraph Response- 6 Points

Write a paragraph to answer the following question in the space below using 5-7 complete sentences.

10. How would YOU go about solving this crisis?  If you had to give our President some foreign policy advice, what would it be?

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