IDFA 2008
Lady Kul el Arab
Ibtisam Mara'ana
Israel
2008
56 min
European Premiere
IDFA Special Jury Award for Mid-Length Documentary
At the final stage of 'Lady Kul el-Arab', the Israeli-Arab women's beauty pageant, Duah Fares, a young Druze woman from the Galilee, goes to Tel Aviv in order to register for the general Israeli beauty contest as well. Duah breezes through the primary selections stage and changes her name to Angelina. However what began as a teenager’s dream of a modeling career becomes a nightmare for an entire society, as Angelina, the first Druze woman to attempt significant steps in the Israeli fashion world, experiences the clash between her aspirations and the traditions and values of her society.
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