Enemies of Happiness
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Enemies of Happiness is a 2006 documentary about the controversial Afghan
politician and member of the Afghan Parliament Malalai Joya
filmed by Danish director Eva Mulvad
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The film team travelled with the then 28 years old Malalai Joya during her campaign for the 2005 Afghan parliamentary election, which was the first democratic election in 30 years in Afghanistan. The film gives deep insight into the living conditions of the Afghan population.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
politician and member of the Afghan Parliament Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya
Malalai Joya is an activist, writer and a former politician from Afghanistan. She served as a Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan from 2005 until early 2007, after being dismissed for publicly denouncing the presence of what she considered to be warlords and war criminals in...
filmed by Danish director Eva Mulvad
Eva Mulvad
Eva Mulvad is a Danish documentaries film director. She graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2001. Eva is a director of documentaries for DR TV since 1997....
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The film team travelled with the then 28 years old Malalai Joya during her campaign for the 2005 Afghan parliamentary election, which was the first democratic election in 30 years in Afghanistan. The film gives deep insight into the living conditions of the Afghan population.
Awards
- 2006, Silver Wolf Award, IDFA, Amsterdam
- 2007, World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary, Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
- 2007, Special Jury Mention, SilverdocsSilverdocsAFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs Documentary Festival is an American international film festival created by the American Film Institute and Discovery Channel. It is held every year in Silver Spring, Maryland near Washington, D.C.. Started in 2003, the festival is held for eight days in June at...
2007 - 2007, Best long documentary, Festival Films De Femmes, High School Jury, Creteil
- 2007, International Premier Award, One World Media Awards, London
- 2007, Nestor Almendros Prize, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, New York
- 2007, Special Mention, One World Film FestivalOne World Film FestivalOne World is the biggest human rights film festival in the world, held annually in Prague and other cities of the Czech Republic. Established in 1999 by the Czech NGO People in Need, the presents over 100 documentary films during nine days in Spring from around the world...
- 2007, Audience Mention Best Documentary, 15 Mostra Internacional de film de dones, Barcelona