News Center — The Venice International Film Festival concluded its latest edition on the evening of yesterday, Saturday, September 12, by awarding the Golden Lion to the drama film "Woman Unknown," in an achievement for Danish director of Egyptian origin May El-Toukhy, who addressed in her work one of the social issues related to the post‑World War II period.

The success of "Woman Unknown" was not limited to the main prize, as its lead actress, Matilde Arcel, won the Best Actress award, bringing together the film and the actress with two prominent awards at the festival's conclusion.

The film's events take place in Denmark during the period following the end of World War II, focusing on a woman working as a maid who finds herself facing the consequences of a previous relationship with a German soldier during the occupation period. That relationship turns into a source of threat to her future, amid a wave of social revenge that targeted Danish women accused of associating with soldiers of the occupying forces.

While receiving the award, May El-Toukhy noted that the film raises the issue of the woman's body as a subject that transcends private life to become part of public discussion, and also seeks to shed light on women who lived through harsh conditions without their stories receiving sufficient attention.