Author: Mauvin Sequeira

Q1. In which year does the film Frida primarily take place, as depicted in the opening scenes?
A. 1920
B. 1925
C. 1930
D. 1935
Answer: B. 1925

Q2. What significant event happens to Frida Kahlo early in the film that profoundly impacts her life?
A. She suffers a bus accident
B. She meets Diego Rivera
C. She travels to Europe
D. She starts painting professionally
Answer: A. She suffers a bus accident

Q3. Who is Frida’s sister who is shown getting married near the beginning of the film?
A. Maria
B. Christina
C. Lupe
D. Adriana
Answer: B. Christina

Q1. What is the primary focus of the film Loving Vincent?
A. Vincent van Gogh’s childhood
B. The circumstances surrounding Vincent van Gogh’s death
C. The creation of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous painting
D. Vincent van Gogh’s relationship with his brother Theo
Answer: B. The circumstances surrounding Vincent van Gogh’s death

Q2. What makes Loving Vincent unique among animated films?
A. It is the first film to use 3D animation exclusively
B. It is the first fully painted animated feature film
C. It uses stop-motion animation with clay figures
D. It combines live-action with CGI effects
Answer: B. It is the first fully painted animated feature film

Q3. Who are the directors of Loving Vincent?
A. Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman
B. Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson
C. Wes Anderson and Tim Burton
D. Pixar Animation Studios
Answer: A. Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman

Q1. What is the primary profession of the main character, Ruben Brandt, in Ruben Brandt, Collector?
A. Art thief
B. Psychotherapist
C. Detective
D. Museum curator
Answer: B. Psychotherapist

Q2. In which year was Ruben Brandt, Collector released?
A. 2016
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019
Answer: C. 2018

Q3. Who directed Ruben Brandt, Collector?
A. Milorad Krstic
B. Hayao Miyazaki
C. Wes Anderson
D. Satoshi Kon
Answer: A. Milorad Krstic

Q1. What is the primary setting of the film Another Day of Life?
A. South Africa
B. Angola
C. Mozambique
D. Nigeria
Answer: B. Angola

Q2. In which year was Another Day of Life released?
A. 2016
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019
Answer: C. 2018

Q3. Who directed Another Day of Life alongside Raúl de la Fuente?
A. Damian Nenow
B. Niall Johnson
C. Amaia Remirez
D. David Weber
Answer: A. Damian Nenow

Q1. Who is the director of Mad God?
A. Tim Burton
B. Phil Tippett
C. Guillermo del Toro
D. Terry Gilliam
Answer: B. Phil Tippett

Q2. In which year was Mad God officially released?
A. 2019
B. 2020
C. 2021
D. 2022
Answer: C. 2021

Q3. What is the primary animation technique used in Mad God?
A. CGI animation
B. Stop-motion animation
C. 2D hand-drawn animation
D. Motion capture
Answer: B. Stop-motion animation

Q1. In which country is The Breadwinner primarily set?
A. Iran
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. Iraq
Answer: B. Afghanistan

Q2. What is the name of the 11-year-old protagonist in The Breadwinner?
A. Parvana
B. Nooria
C. Shauzia
D. Fatana
Answer: A. Parvana

Q3. Why is Parvana’s father, Nurullah, arrested by the Taliban in the movie?
A. For selling illegal goods
B. For possessing forbidden books and teaching women
C. For refusing to join the Taliban
D. For stealing from the marketplace
Answer: B. For possessing forbidden books and teaching women

Q1. What is the primary setting of the film Persepolis?
A. Afghanistan in the 1980s
B. Iran during and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution
C. Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War
D. France in the 1990s
Answer: B. Iran during and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution

Q2. How does the film visually distinguish scenes set in the present from those in Marji’s past?
A. Present scenes are in color, past scenes are in black and white
B. Present scenes are in black and white, past scenes are in color
C. Present scenes use live action, past scenes are animated
D. Present scenes are sepia-toned, past scenes are in color
Answer: A. Present scenes are in color, past scenes are in black and white

Q3. What is the name of the main character in Persepolis?
A. Taji
B. Marji
C. Anoosh
D. Ebi
Answer: B. Marji

Q1. In which year is The Swallows of Kabul set, as depicted in the film?
A. 1996
B. 1998
C. 2001
D. 2004
Answer: B. 1998

Q2. Who are the two main couples featured in the film?
A. Mohsen and Zunaira, Atiq and Musarrat
B. Mohsen and Nazeesh, Atiq and Qassim
C. Zunaira and Qassim, Atiq and Mirza
D. Mohsen and Musarrat, Atiq and Zunaira
Answer: A. Mohsen and Zunaira, Atiq and Musarrat

Q3. What is the profession of Mohsen before the Taliban’s rise, as implied in the film?
A. Teacher
B. Intellect
C. Shopkeeper
D. Soldier
Answer: B. Intellect

Q1. What is the primary narrative focus of Waltz with Bashir?
A. A fictional war story set in modern-day Israel
B. A documentary-style exploration of Ari Folman’s memories of the 1982 Lebanon War
C. A romantic drama set during the Lebanese Civil War
D. A historical analysis of Middle Eastern conflicts
Answer: B. A documentary-style exploration of Ari Folman’s memories of the 1982 Lebanon War

Q2. Who wrote, produced, and directed Waltz with Bashir?
A. Ari Folman
B. Yoni Goodman
C. Max Richter
D. David Polonsky
Answer: A. Ari Folman

Q3. What significant event from the 1982 Lebanon War is a central theme in the film?
A. The Battle of Beirut
B. The Sabra and Shatila massacre
C. The Siege of Tyre
D. The Invasion of Sidon
Answer: B. The Sabra and Shatila massacre

Q1. What is the primary narrative style of the film Flee?
A. Live-action drama
B. Animated documentary
C. Biographical fiction
D. Historical reenactment
Answer: B. Animated documentary

Q2. Who directed the film Flee?
A. Jonas Poher Rasmussen
B. Riz Ahmed
C. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
D. Daniel Karimyar
Answer: A. Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Q3. What is the main subject of Flee?
A. A fictional war story
B. The life of a refugee named Amin Nawabi
C. A documentary about the Soviet-Afghan War
D. A coming-of-age tale in Denmark
Answer: B. The life of a refugee named Amin Nawabi