9th(2007)
Enemies of Happiness
Eva Mulvad
- Denmark
- 2006
- 58min
- Beta
- color
- Documentary
SYNOPSIS
The woman that BBC termed \"Afghanistan\'s most famous female\" – Malalai Joya. She came under international spotlight in 2003 when, as a new member of Afghanistan\'s constituent assembly, she took the opportunity to lambaste for three minutes her military-origin colleagues: \"Those who destroy the country and oppress women should be put on trial at the international tribunal.\" Two years later, she became the first woman in the country\'s 35-year history of parliamentary elections to run for a seat. follows the final 10 days of election when she presses on in her campaign despite terrorist threats from her military-origin colleagues. The \"ten-day record\" of this campaign is at once a record of the everyday struggles within the <말라라이 region and a record of the many dimensions of Afghan society. Through the diverse characters who populate this film, one can catch a glimpse of the unrelenting war and poverty, and the multi-layers of Afghan women’s oppression, including traditional customs and rules. One woman\'s courageous struggle to win rights for women and create democratic spaces in the interstices of a country suffering from ten years of imperial penetration and the iron-fisted control of a military government imbue the film with moments of dignified strength and triumph. (KWON Eun-sun)
PROGRAM NOTE
The woman that BBC termed \"Afghanistan\'s most famous female\" – Malalai Joya. She came under international spotlight in 2003 when, as a new member of Afghanistan\'s constituent assembly, she took the opportunity to lambaste for three minutes her military-origin colleagues: \"Those who destroy the country and oppress women should be put on trial at the international tribunal.\" Two years later, she became the first woman in the country\'s 35-year history of parliamentary elections to run for a seat. follows the final 10 days of election when she presses on in her campaign despite terrorist threats from her military-origin colleagues. The \"ten-day record\" of this campaign is at once a record of the everyday struggles within the <말라라이 region and a record of the many dimensions of Afghan society. Through the diverse characters who populate this film, one can catch a glimpse of the unrelenting war and poverty, and the multi-layers of Afghan women’s oppression, including traditional customs and rules. One woman\'s courageous struggle to win rights for women and create democratic spaces in the interstices of a country suffering from ten years of imperial penetration and the iron-fisted control of a military government imbue the film with moments of dignified strength and triumph. (KWON Eun-sun)
Director
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Eva MulvadEva Mulvad
"Born in 1972 in Denmark. A filmmaker and author, Eva Mulvad is a graduate of the National Danish Film School and She has directed a number of documentaries including The Colony (2006), a story about the Danish descendants in Argentina, The Last Dance (2005), a documentary about aging, and The Camp (2001), a film on the Danish migrant camp. She received many awards with her films including the Best Feature Documentary Award at Nordvision in 2005. Enemies of Happiness Is her most recent work.
Credit
- ProducerHelle Faber
- Cinematography Zillah Bowes
- Editor Adam Nielsen
- Music Thomas Knak, Jesper Skaaning, Anders Remmer
- Sound Mikkel Groos
