Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards

01 Jan 2004 (Japan)

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.

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.

Director: Rania Ajami
Writer: Rania Ajami
Stars: Rania Ajami / Muammar Gaddafi / Fatima Elalem / Muammer Ben Saed / Fathiya Tabishat
Genre: Documentary
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