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My Daughter the Terrorist

  • Ma fille la terroriste (My daughter the Terrorist)
© FIFDH Réunion 2010
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title : Min datter terroristen [Holland, original title]
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2008
Format : Feature
Running time : 60 (in minutes)

What makes people want to blow themselves up for a cause? This intimate portrait shows two young female elite soldiers trained for the ultimate mission. We share their childhood experiences, their dreams and their families' loss. Left behind are the mothers.

by Beate Arnestad, 2008, Norvegia/Norway, 60', 35 mm


AWARDS / FESTIVALS

2010 - FIFDH Île de la Réunion, France, 2010
* * Selection

2008 - Tekfestival ed. 2008,
* Selection: Section Terre di ghiaccio, di fuoco e di confine

Message to Man Film Festival in Russia
* Best International Feature Documentary

DocNZ in New Zealand
* Special Mention

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ITALIANO

Cosa spinge alcuni individui ad immolarsi a bombe umane per una causa? Un intimo ritratto su due giovani donne, soldatesse di élite, alla loro ultima missione. Un viaggio attraverso la loro infanzia, i loro sogni ed il distacco dalla loro famiglia.

Reggia: Beate Arnestad, 2008, Norvegia, 60', 35 mm

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