(Hidden Faces)

Content: The film was originally conceived as a portrait of Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, the well-known Egyptian doctor, writer, and women’s rights activist. But the director was disappointed by the encounter with the woman who had been her great role model. Instead, she set out to discover what life means to Egyptian women by visiting her female relatives. Her mother, aunts, and neighbors talk about life as a married woman, about the traditional clitoridectomy of girls, about love and sexuality. The result is a very impressive and extremely personal film.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

52 minutes

Year:

1991

Directors:

Kim Longinotto

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Production companies:

Vixen Films

Actors:

Herself

Herself

Crews:

Director

Director