Name: ________________________________________________________
Take notes about these questions as you view the documentary BERGA: SOLDIERS OF ANOTHER WAR.
1. How might you divide Guggenheim's documentary into specific sections? (i.e., "Taken as Prisoners of War"; "Stalag IX-B"; "Berga"; "Forced March"; "Afterwards")
2. What sort of details are presented in the story? How do these details make the documentary more powerful?
3. Record the specific instances of prejudice which occur in the documentary.
4. How is foreshadowing used in the story? In other words, what kinds of incidents are told about to indicate that the POW's circumstances are about to change?
5. Note the times in which interviewees speak of feeling ashamed at being captured, feeling guilty for surviving, or feeling disappointed at their behavior. What accounts for these feelings?
6. How did the POWs try to instill order and discipline? Why was it important to act as a group? When did it become more important to act as an individual?
7. How did individuals attempt to resist or fight back against the Germans?
