Observer iconObserverSep 13, 2026

Screening at Venice: May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’

The only film by a solo woman director in this year's Venice competition, it shoulders the burden of representing a feminine point of view, whether it wants to or not.

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The only film by a solo woman director in this year's Venice competition, it shoulders the burden of representing a feminine point of view, whether it wants to or not.

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The only film by a solo woman director in this year's Venice competition, it shoulders the burden of representing a feminine point of view, whether it wants to or not.

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