In “Woman Unknown,” May el-Toukhy takes a closer look at women accused of having relationships with German soldiers during World War II. “When we started to build a story about a ‘horizontal collaborator,’ we realized that, during and after the war, the female body became part of national identity. But in Denmark, it wasn’t really […]
‘Woman Unknown’ Director May el-Toukhy Talks the Torment of World War II ‘Horizontal Collaborators’ and Venice’s Female Director Snub: ‘It’s a Structural Problem’
In “Woman Unknown,” May el-Toukhy takes a closer look at women accused of having relationships with German soldiers during World War II. “When we started to build a story about a ‘horizontal collaborator,’ we realized that, during and after the…
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