Hidden Faces (1990)
• January 1st, 1990 • 0h 52min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Bone Wind Fire
Released on: 2011-10-09
Documentary
A journey into the hearts, minds and eyes of Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo - three of...
Saudi Solutions
Released on: 2006-04-16
Documentary
How to combine modernity and fundamentalist Islam. "Saudi Solutions" is a unique and revealing docum...
Salaam Dunk
Released on: 2011-11-11
Documentary
In the West, we are often bombarded with dramatic and horrifying images of a violent and war-torn Ir...
Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly
Released on: 2001-01-01
Music, Documentary
Sure, Elvis was the King, but who was the Queen? The Women Of Rockabilly – Welcome To The Club is a ...
A Group of Women
Released on: 1961-01-01
Documentary
Ju/'hoan women often share an intimate sociability and spend many hours together discussing their li...
The Other Half Of The Sky
Released on: 2016-09-22
Documentary
They are four of the most successful businesswomen in China: Belonging to a generation who experienc...
Beyond Belief
Released on: 2007-04-26
Documentary
When terrorists shattered their lives, two women set off on an extraordinary journey to rebuild them...
Pieces
Released on: 2013-03-09
Documentary
Six people, one room, one night, one game, a lot of sensuality and much to discover. A Film that sho...
Seeds of Success - Carla Haddad
Released on: 2018-03-08
Documentary
Carla Haddad Mardini was born with bombs blasting at the worst period of the Lebanese Civil War. Sh...
Apache 8
Released on: 2011-11-04
Documentary
This is the story of the courageous all-female Apache 8 firefighting unit which has protected their ...
The Light in Her Eyes
Released on: 2011-11-01
Documentary
Houda al-Habash, a conservative Muslim preacher, founded a Qur'an school for girls in Damascus, Syri...
From the Black You Make Color
Released on: 2012-11-12
Documentary
Eight women on the margins of Israeli society are thrown together during the course of a school year...
What About Mojca?
Released on: 2015-03-03
Documentary
Documentary film explores the role of women in the Slovenian film and is also looking for reflection...
Laurence Deonna Free
Released on: 2021-11-15
Documentary
For nearly 50 years, reporter, writer and photographer Laurence Deonna risked her life to capture th...
Pornography: Andrea Dworkin
Released on: 1991-10-25
Documentary
Radical feminist Andrea Dworkin's expose on the pornography industry.
Fighters
Released on: 2009-09-10
Documentary
Fighters is a portrait of the current realities of both the urban and rural Mexican woman. Filmed in...
Like Water Through Stone
Released on: 2009-11-01
Documentary
In the Espinhaço Mountains one winter, a group of small-town Brazilian girls are experiencing the en...