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Silent Souls

When Miron's beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the rituals of the Merya culture, an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe from Lake Nero, a picturesque region in West-Central Russia. Although the Merya people blended into Russians in the 17th century, their myths and traditions live on in their descendants' modern life.
The two men set out on a roadtrip thousands of miles across the boundless lands. With them, two small birds in a cage. Along the way, as is custom for the Meryas, Miron shares intimate memories of his conjugal life. But as they reach the banks of the sacred lake where they will forever part with the body, he realizes he wasn't the only one in love with Tanya...

Question: Who is Miron's best friend?
Answer: Aist
Silent Souls

When Miron's beloved wife Tanya passes away, he asks his best friend Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the rituals of the Merya culture, an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe from Lake Nero, a picturesque region in West-Central Russia. Although the Merya people blended into Russians in the 17th century, their myths and traditions live on in their descendants' modern life.
The two men set out on a roadtrip thousands of miles across the boundless lands. With them, two small birds in a cage. Along the way, as is custom for the Meryas, Miron shares intimate memories of his conjugal life. But as they reach the banks of the sacred lake where they will forever part with the body, he realizes he wasn't the only one in love with Tanya...

Question: What animals are brought on the roadtrip?
Answer: Birds
Not One Less

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students. When one of the boys takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him. The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life. It is filmed in a neorealist/documentary style with a troupe of non-professional actors who play characters with the same names and occupations as the actors have in real life, blurring the boundaries between drama and reality.The domestic release of Not One Less was accompanied by a Chinese government campaign aimed at promoting the film and cracking down on piracy. Critical reaction to the film abroad was mixed, with some critics praising its unusual style and apparently critical stance on Chinese education reform, and others decrying it as a pro-government propaganda piece and public service announcement. When it was excluded from the 2000 Cannes Film Festival's highest level of competition, Zhang withdrew it and another film from the festival, and published a letter rebuking Cannes for politicization of and "discrimination" against Chinese cinema. The film went on to win the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion and several other awards, and Zhang won the award for best director at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Question: What awards ceremony did Zhang win?
Answer: The Golden Rooster Awards
Not One Less

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students. When one of the boys takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him. The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life. It is filmed in a neorealist/documentary style with a troupe of non-professional actors who play characters with the same names and occupations as the actors have in real life, blurring the boundaries between drama and reality.The domestic release of Not One Less was accompanied by a Chinese government campaign aimed at promoting the film and cracking down on piracy. Critical reaction to the film abroad was mixed, with some critics praising its unusual style and apparently critical stance on Chinese education reform, and others decrying it as a pro-government propaganda piece and public service announcement. When it was excluded from the 2000 Cannes Film Festival's highest level of competition, Zhang withdrew it and another film from the festival, and published a letter rebuking Cannes for politicization of and "discrimination" against Chinese cinema. The film went on to win the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion and several other awards, and Zhang won the award for best director at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Question: What kind of reform does the film address?
Answer: education
Not One Less

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students. When one of the boys takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him. The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life. It is filmed in a neorealist/documentary style with a troupe of non-professional actors who play characters with the same names and occupations as the actors have in real life, blurring the boundaries between drama and reality.The domestic release of Not One Less was accompanied by a Chinese government campaign aimed at promoting the film and cracking down on piracy. Critical reaction to the film abroad was mixed, with some critics praising its unusual style and apparently critical stance on Chinese education reform, and others decrying it as a pro-government propaganda piece and public service announcement. When it was excluded from the 2000 Cannes Film Festival's highest level of competition, Zhang withdrew it and another film from the festival, and published a letter rebuking Cannes for politicization of and "discrimination" against Chinese cinema. The film went on to win the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion and several other awards, and Zhang won the award for best director at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Question: Who won the award for best director?
Answer: Zhang
Not One Less

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students. When one of the boys takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him. The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life. It is filmed in a neorealist/documentary style with a troupe of non-professional actors who play characters with the same names and occupations as the actors have in real life, blurring the boundaries between drama and reality.The domestic release of Not One Less was accompanied by a Chinese government campaign aimed at promoting the film and cracking down on piracy. Critical reaction to the film abroad was mixed, with some critics praising its unusual style and apparently critical stance on Chinese education reform, and others decrying it as a pro-government propaganda piece and public service announcement. When it was excluded from the 2000 Cannes Film Festival's highest level of competition, Zhang withdrew it and another film from the festival, and published a letter rebuking Cannes for politicization of and "discrimination" against Chinese cinema. The film went on to win the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion and several other awards, and Zhang won the award for best director at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Question: How old is the substitute teacher?
Answer: 13
Not One Less

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students. When one of the boys takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him. The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life. It is filmed in a neorealist/documentary style with a troupe of non-professional actors who play characters with the same names and occupations as the actors have in real life, blurring the boundaries between drama and reality.The domestic release of Not One Less was accompanied by a Chinese government campaign aimed at promoting the film and cracking down on piracy. Critical reaction to the film abroad was mixed, with some critics praising its unusual style and apparently critical stance on Chinese education reform, and others decrying it as a pro-government propaganda piece and public service announcement. When it was excluded from the 2000 Cannes Film Festival's highest level of competition, Zhang withdrew it and another film from the festival, and published a letter rebuking Cannes for politicization of and "discrimination" against Chinese cinema. The film went on to win the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion and several other awards, and Zhang won the award for best director at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Question: During what year was the film set?
Answer: 1990's
Not One Less

Set in the People's Republic of China during the 1990s, the film centers on a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside. Called in to substitute for a village teacher for one month, Wei is told not to lose any students. When one of the boys takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him. The film addresses education reform in China, the economic gap between urban and rural populations, and the prevalence of bureaucracy and authority figures in everyday life. It is filmed in a neorealist/documentary style with a troupe of non-professional actors who play characters with the same names and occupations as the actors have in real life, blurring the boundaries between drama and reality.The domestic release of Not One Less was accompanied by a Chinese government campaign aimed at promoting the film and cracking down on piracy. Critical reaction to the film abroad was mixed, with some critics praising its unusual style and apparently critical stance on Chinese education reform, and others decrying it as a pro-government propaganda piece and public service announcement. When it was excluded from the 2000 Cannes Film Festival's highest level of competition, Zhang withdrew it and another film from the festival, and published a letter rebuking Cannes for politicization of and "discrimination" against Chinese cinema. The film went on to win the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion and several other awards, and Zhang won the award for best director at the Golden Rooster Awards.

Question: Where is the film set?
Answer: China
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: Who do the boys run into in the forest?
Answer: The boys run into a girl named Amina.
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: What are the boys' names?
Answer: Virundhan and Charu
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: What is the tribal boy's school nickname?
Answer: The Bird Catcher
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: Who in the passage was "ailing"? Part B
Answer: The tribal boy's mother was ailing/in poor health.
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: What does the word "ailing" mean? Part A.
Answer: The word "ailing" means in poor health.
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: While surviving their journey, what do the three characters learn?
Answer: The three characters learn about the environment as well as the threats of the forest.
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: Where was the tribal boy?
Answer: forest
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: Who became the guide & saviour in the forest journey?
Answer: The tribal boy who was sent to find medical plants & herbs.
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: Who do the tribal boy(s) run away from in fear?
Answer: The tribal boy(s) run from the police in fear.
Chithrakuzhal

THE BIRD CATCHER
(CHITHRA KUZHAL)SYNOPSIS
A Forest officers school going kid, happens to get lost in the forest by a trap laid by the poachers who had a grudge with his father. Caught and taken away by the poachers, the boy is spotted by a tribal boy Virundhan who lives in the forest and who is incidently his classmate too. In the school the tribal boy got a nickname The Bird Catcher as he is believed to catch & take away the Birds for cooking and eating.....
The tribal boy who was in the forest searching for some very rare herbal medicinal plants for his ailing mother, becomes the saviour & guide to the forest officers son. The journey also reveals the many conditions, skills & qualities of the tribal boy Virundhan to Charu, who is of the modern upbringing.Both of them chance to meet Amina, the girl of their class, who also happened to be in the Forest, running away for fear of police. In the daring journey of the three together, they deal the dangers and obstacles and also learn about the environment & the threats lurking in it.
The journey and its experience eventually transforms them to sharing and concerned human beings with better values

Question: Who did the boys meet?
Answer: Amina