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‘Woman Unknown’ Director May el-Toukhy Talks the Torment of World War II ‘Horizontal Collaborators’ and Venice’s Female Director Snub: ‘It’s a Structural Problem’
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Director May el-Toukhy discusses her film 'Woman Unknown,' which examines the treatment of Danish women accused of relationships with German soldiers during World War II. She highlights how female bodies were politicized as national identity during the conflict. Additionally, she addresses the systemic underrepresentation of female filmmakers at major festivals following the Venice Film Festival.
WHY IT MATTERS
The interview highlights how historical narratives surrounding wartime female collaborators intersect with ongoing discussions about gender parity and structural inequalities in the modern film industry.
In “Woman Unknown,” May el-Toukhy takes a closer look at women accused of having relationships with German soldiers during World War II. “When we started to build a story about a ‘horizontal collaborator,’ we realized that, during and after the war, the female body became part of national identity. But in Denmark, it wasn’t really […]
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