Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards (2004)
• January 4th, 2004 • 1h 0min
Documentary
Overview
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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