Discussion Questions

Video Discussion Questions

What scenes from the film made the most impression on you? Why?
‘Svetlana’ has lost everything – her family, her country, her identity, her personal safety. How would you offer comfort or hope to someone in her situation?
This film is a news report from Al-Jazeera. How much, for better and for worse, does the media influence attitudes towards women and violence within your culture?
Human trafficking is a globalised industry, affecting every continent.
- What are the best things about living in a globalised world?
- What are the biggest disadvantages?
- Do Christians, as citizens of a ‘global village’, have specific responsibilities? What are they?
Women are often tricked into slavery by other women. How do you make sense of the relationships between victims and persecutors in the world of human trafficking?
What, if anything, can you and your communities do to alleviate the plight of today’s slaves?

According to you, what is this story about?
What possible themes comes out of this story?
Who are the main characters of this story and what do you know about each one of them?
Do we have women like Ruth and Naomi in our communities?
What are their stories?
How can we effectively journey with them?
How can we prophetically challenge socio-economic systems that keep on making widows vulnerable?
As a community of women and men, how can we ensure that we have kind hearted and un-abusive Boaz’s that will work for gender and socio-economic justice for all?