Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards

The read

It runs a compact 1h 0m.

Synopsis

The documentary investigates the phenomenon of Qaddafi's elite female bodyguard corps and the tensions these women embody: tensions between Islam, modernisation in a nomadic society, a militarist feminism and an urban dictatorship.

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Key crew

• Rania AjamiDirector
• Rania AjamiWriter
• René AubryOriginal Music Composer
• Taoufiq Ben AmorOriginal Music Composer
• Kardeş TürkülerOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Rania AjamiHerself
• Muammar GaddafiHimself
• Fathiya TabishatHerself

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