THE POETESS
Hissa Hilal is the voice from behind the veil: Her word is her weapon. We’ll never see Hissa’s face. Like the majority of Saudi women, Hissa is covered from head to toe. She is not allowed to drive a car. She doesn’t own a passport. And she requires consent from her husband for any sort of activity. But then, coming out of nowhere, Hissa is suddenly breaking news in the biggest Western and Arab media. How did she gain the knowledge and the courage to step on stage and risk her life?
In German cinemas 24.5.2018
Trailer
Screenings / Upcoming Festivals
UN Women | The British Museum | London
21. Oktober 2018 – 15h
Duhok International Film Festival, Kurdistan, Irak 20-27 October 2018
VERZIO International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary
6.-11. November 2018
BIMOVIE Filmfest | München
8.11. – 14.11.2018 @ Neues Maxim, München
German movie theaters:
Bali Kino | Berlin
16 – 19 September 2018
Central | Würzburg
September tba
Cinema im Ostertor | Bremen
September tba
Press
REVIEWS
Variety
>>The Poetess review
The Huffington Post
>>”Struggles of The Poetess”
The Guardian
>>”Saudi Poets Reality-TV Breakthrough and Backlash”
The Muslim Times
>> “Swiss burka ban challenged at Locarno Festival”
Deutsche Welle
>> Meet the Saudi woman who criticized the system through poetry
Contact
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