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Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi's Female Bodyguards (2004)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 59M

Director : Rania Ajami

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Rania Ajami
Rania Ajami
Herself
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
Himself
Fathiya Tabishat
Fathiya Tabishat
Herself

Crews

Rania Ajami
Rania Ajami
Director
Rania Ajami
Rania Ajami
Writer
Rania Ajami
Rania Ajami
Producer
René Aubry
René Aubry
Original Music Composer
Taoufiq Ben Amor
Taoufiq Ben Amor
Original Music Composer
Micah Schaffer
Micah Schaffer
Cinematography
Matt Rocker
Matt Rocker
Sound Editor
Rania Ajami
Rania Ajami
Editor
Stefanos Geroulanos
Stefanos Geroulanos
Editor
Kardeş Türküler
Kardeş Türküler
Original Music Composer

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