Duah Fares, finalist in the beauty contest “Lady Kul el Arab”, dreams of an international career in modeling and the Miss Israel competition could be the very first step towards that dream. However, the bad news for her and her family, but especially Druze community she's part of, is that in order to be the new Miss Israel, she has to pass the swimsuit competition. This turns into everyone's test and main reason to stumble. Duah's life is threatened by her own family, while the community key figures call for an official meeting in which they try to make her understand the role and the place of the woman.
Production HEYMANN BROTHERS FILMS
AUDIO: Arabic, Hebrew
SUBTITLE: Romanian, English
awards and festivals
2009 – ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, International Competition Award, Croatia 2008 – New Delhi International Women Film Festival, Best Director Award, India 2008 – International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Silver Wolf Competition, Special Jury Award, The Netherlands