Beauty Will Save the World

A curious, quietly unsettling documentary that lets an odd real-world spectacle unfold with dry humour and a growing sense of unease.

Directed by

Pietra Brettkelly

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Muammar Gaddafi, Omar Harfouch, Teca Zendick

Overview

BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD charts the journey of 19 year old Tecca Zendik, a contestant in the Miss Net World contest, Libya's first every beauty competition. Colonel Muammar Qaddafi hosts this competition and the film includes extraordinary footage of the Colonel. Tecca's story reveals an incredible conclusion no-one could have guessed when private jests transported the beauties to the country feared by the West in the 1980's.

How it feels

Satirical, absurd, eerie and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, media, gender, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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