Sudanese women have been denied the right to their own bodies for the entire Modern Age, withstanding brutal and fathomless forms of oppression. It explores Sudanese women's diverse forms of struggle and resistance.

Sudanese women have been robbed of the rights to their own bodies in recent times, enduring brutal forms of oppression, abuse, and violations. Heroic Bodies explores the various forms of struggle Sudanese women have faced. It shines light on their fight to take back the rights to their bodies and establish their freedom.
The film showcases women tapping into the body politics of resistance through demonstrations, civil disobedience, and hunger strikes. The women take centerstage, exposing themselves to imprisonment and torture in their persistent pursuit of the right to education and bodily autonomy. They enroll in medical training, break social norms by becoming artists and entertainers, embrace a matriarchal religion of women worship such as Zar, and let their bodies be free.

estrelado / starring / avec :
Aya Tarig, Salah Abdelmahmoud Nasser, Ahmed Raief, Yassin Raief, Aya Ahmed Yousif Mustafa

um filme de / a film by / un film de
Sara SULIMAN

Sudan | 1995 | Documentary | 95 min (1h35) | Arabic

Titles | Titres :
Heroic Bodies - أجساد بطولية


PARTICIPANTS | PARTICIPANTES
Aya Tarig,
Salah Abdelmahmoud Nasser,
Ahmed Raief,
Yassin Raief,
Aya Ahmed Yousif Mustafa


Producer | Productrice :
Sara Suliman

REGISSEURIN / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Sara SULIMAN

Screenwriter | Scénariste :
Sara Suliman

Cinematography | Images :
Mohammed Adlan,
Salah Abdelmahmoud Nasser,
Faris Kermani,
Khalid Awad,
Ladan Anoushfar,
Mansour Ahmed Omer,
Muaz Osman,
Mohamed Subahi

Editing | Montage :
Emad Maher


PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Fenti Productions


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Fenti Productions



FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2024 | Selection : Cairo Classics (copie restaurée) | Cairo International Film Festival - CIFF Cairo - Egypt | 13-22 Nov 2024

/// 2023 | Sélection Officielle | 17th Mizna Twin Cities Arab Film Fest - TCAFF 2023 | St. Paul (MN - Minnesota, USA) - September 27 to October 1, 2023 | Screening - Projection : Fri, Sep 29th, 4:30 PM @ The Main Cinema

/// 2023 | Nordic premiere | Malmö Arab Film Film | Malmö (Sweden) | Screening | Projection : April 29, 19.30, Panora 2

/// 2022 | World Premiere | IDFA | Amsterdam (Netherland)



Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- https://tcaff23.eventive.org/films/64f2f6d3c915b800478595d5
- www.imdb.com/fr/title/tt28280282/
- www.idfa.nl/en/film/44569379-82a6-416c-bcbb-c34f9318cfcd/heroic-bodies/
- www.maffswe.com/heroic-bodies/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 30 Dec 2024