Bibliograph

Benazir Bhutto, walking the tightrope, produced by Rene-Jean Bouyer and Directed by Etienne Duval

Type

Label

Benazir Bhutto, walking the tightrope, produced by Rene-Jean Bouyer and Directed by Etienne Duval

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

For College; Adult audiences

Main title

Benazir Bhutto

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

747796254

Responsibility statement

produced by Rene-Jean Bouyer and Directed by Etienne Duval

Runtime

Sub title

walking the tightrope

Summary

In 1988 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman to head a Muslim country. Born into a feudal society and educated at Oxford, she has indeed straddled two worlds. She was the daughter of the charismatic Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first democratic leader of Pakistan, who was executed in a military coup in 1977. This film traces Pakistan s stormy political past, a powderkeg of a country surrounded by four dangerous neighbors - Iran, Afghanistan, China and India. Internally violence, corruption and poverty are endemic. This documentary explores a complex woman who some see as a calculating, fearless politician and others as a charming ambassador for her country, devoted to her husband and children. One of Benazir s challenges is to improve the situation of women, who have long been victims of discrimination and violence

Target audience

general

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