May el-Toukhy im Woman Unknown dey compete for Golden Lion for Venice Film Festival, where she be one of only two female directors for the lineup. Dis report come from wetin Deadline report.
El-Toukhy say the small number of women for the competition still dey her mind, even though she dey “delighted” and “honored” say dem select am. “E show us say plenty work still dey to do,” she tell Deadline, as she call the imbalance structural problem and point out say she don often be the only woman for work environments.
When Venice announce im July lineup, Deadline report say el-Toukhy na the only woman among 20 directors for the main competition. Rachel Szor later join Yuval Abraham as co-director for Neza.
Woman Unknown, wey dem set for Denmark for summer of 1945, dey follow Marie, nanny and housemaid wey Mathilde Arcel play, as one secret dey threaten the marriage wey she plan with her older employer wey don lose im wife, wey Carsten Bjørnlund play. The story dey happen as dem dey publicly disgrace Danish women wey dem accuse say dem get affair with German soldiers after liberation.
For audience wey dey follow films for awards season, the selection don put both el-Toukhy im thriller and the ongoing question about representation for major festival competitions for front. Deadline note say Venice don award three Golden Lions to female directors since 2020.
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