May el-Toukhy competes for the Venice Golden Lion with post-war drama

The short version

• Danish director May el-Toukhy is in competition for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion with her film 'Woman Unknown'.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• The project, co-produced across Denmark, Sweden, and Latvia, explores the treatment of women following the Second World War.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• El-Toukhy stated that she spent her own savings and worked 16-hour days for more than a year to complete the drama.[The Hollywood Reporter]

Key facts

• Director May el-Toukhy is competing for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival with her film Woman Unknown.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• The film is an international co-production between Denmark, Sweden, and Latvia.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• El-Toukhy originally considered setting the film during the Reformation witch hunts before focusing on the aftermath of World War II.[The Hollywood Reporter]
• El-Toukhy stated she invested all her personal savings and worked 16-hour days for over a year to finish the project.[The Hollywood Reporter]

Sources

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