Publication Date
2006
Publication Place
-
Women Make Movies
Subject
Joya, Malalai. Taliban. Women > Afghanistan > Social conditions > 21st century. Elections > Afghanistan. Afghanistan > History > 2001-2021.
Type
Other
Language
eng,fas,pus
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (1 video file (59 min.)) : sound, color
Library
Yale University
Record ID
991010417688608651
Date
2006
Notes
Cinematographer, Zillah Bowes ; editing, Adam Nielsen ; music, Thomas Knak, Jesper Skaaning, Anders Remmer. In English, Pushto and Farsi, with English subtitles. Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 19, 2022).
Sample Text
In September 2005, Afghanistan held its first parliamentary elections in 35 years. Among the candidates for 249 assembly seats was Malalai Joya, a courageous, controversial 27-year-old woman who had ignited outrage among hard-liners when she spoke out against corrupt warlords at the Grand Council of tribal elders in 2003. ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS is a revelatory portrait of this extraordinary freedom fighter and the way she won the hearts of voters, as well as a snapshot of life and politics in war-torn Afghanistan. Amidst vivid, poetic images of Joya's dusty Farah Province, the film tracks the final weeks of her campaign, when death threats restrict her movements. But the parade of trusting constituents arriving on her doorstep leaves no doubt that Joya is a popular hero.
Kataloğa Eklendi
June 24, 2025
Diğer Sorumlular
Mulvad, Eva, 1972- film director Al-Erhayem, Anja, film director Faber, Helle, film producer Joya, Malalai, on-screen participant Bastard Film (Firm), production company Danske filminstitut, production company Women Make Movies (Firm), distributor
Video Kayıt Numarası
wm-ehapp Docuseek2
