AZZA
Germany 2025 – Director: Stefanie Brockhaus – Original language: Arabic, English – Subtitles: English – Length: 88 min.
Since 2018, women have been allowed to drive cars in Saudi Arabia. As a driving instructor in Jeddah, Azza stands up to everyday sexism and defends herself against the control and violence that her ex-husband continues to use to harass her and her children. Again and again, she seeks out and finds little spaces of freedom. Empathetically and sensitively observed by a female film team. Silvia Bauer
Biography
The award-winning director and producer was already interested in photography as a child.Stefanie Brockhaus studied art and film directing in London and later documentary film at the HFF in Munich. Today she lives as a freelance filmmaker in Marseille.
Filmography (selection)
SOME THINGS ARE HARD TO TALK ABOUT, DE 2018, 80 min.
THE POETESS, DE 2017, 90 min.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE, DE 2009, 90 min.
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
No youth rating
Writer: Stefanie Brockhaus. Camera: Anne Misselwitz, Stefanie Brockhaus. Sound: Stefanie Brockhaus. Editing: Ulrike Tortora. Music: Amélie Legrand. Production: Ventana-Film GmbH.. Producer: Hans Robert Eisenhauer. International Sales: Syndicado Film Sales LLC.
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