The film "Woman Unknown" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the top prize of the event. The work is a drama directed by El-Toukhy and received the highest recognition among the competitors of this edition of the festival.
The film "Naza" was distinguished with a special jury prize, representing one of the most important secondary distinctions of the official Venice competition.
The narrative of the winning film centers on a young nanny and housemaid who marries her employer, a widowed, older and financially wealthy man. This union represents for the protagonist an opportunity to ascend socially.
The story gains tension when the main character hides a shameful secret that puts at risk her entire new life and social position. The context of this narrative is marked by the anarchy that followed the end of World War II, a period of great social and political instability.
