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Shadows of a Leader: Qaddafi’s Female Bodyguards (2004) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2004 · 60 mins · English
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- Muammar Gaddafi, Fathiya Tabishat, Rania Ajami
The documentary examines Qaddafi’s elite female bodyguard corps, showing how these women embody conflicting forces: Islam, the push for modernisation in a nomadic society, militarist feminism, and the realities of a regime. Using interviews and archival footage, it explores their dual role as protectors of leader and symbols of Libya’s transformation.
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