Hidden Faces 1991 Directed by Claire Hunt , Kim Longinotto
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Production Country
United Kingdom
Gnere
Documentary
Production Company
Vixen Films
Release Date 5 February 1991
52 mins
