Vuonna 1970 Lontoossa järjestettiin Miss Maailma -kilpailu, jota isännöi yhdysvaltalainen komedialegenda Bob Hope. Tuolloin Miss Maailma oli maailman katsotuin tv-ohjelma, jolla oli yli 100 miljoonaa katsojaa. Väittäen, että kauneuskilpailut halvensivat naisia, vasta perustettu Women’s Liberation Movement saavutti yön yli mainetta tunkeutumalla lavalle ja häiritsemällä kilpailun suoraa lähetystä. Sen lisäksi, että kun show jatkui, tulos aiheutti hämmennystä: voittaja ei ollutkaan ruotsalainen suosikki Marjorie Johansson vaan miss Grenada Jennifer Hosten, ensimmäinen musta nainen, joka kruunattiin Miss Maailmaksi. Muutamassa tunnissa maailmanlaajuinen yleisö oli nähnyt länsimaisen kauneuden ihanteen lavalta ajetun patriarkaatin kääntyneen päälaelleen.
The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal which implicates a judge, a former winner, and one of the five finalists.
The year 1975 is declared “year of the woman”. On this occasion Bernard Pivot invited Françoise Giroud on television, then Secretary of State for Women. Faced with statements, a group of women filmmakers parody the issues in a provocative way.
As the forces of ISIS and Assad tear through villages and society in Syria and Northern Iraq, a group of brave and idealistic women are taking up arms against them—and winning inspiring victories. Members of “The Free Women’s Party” come from Paris, Turkish Kurdistan, and other parts of the world. Their dream: To create a Democratic Syria, and a society based on gender equality. Guns in hand, these women are carrying on a movement with roots that run 40 years deep in the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey. GIRL’S WAR honors the legacy of Sakine Cansiz, co-founder of the PKK who was assassinated in Paris in 2013, and reflects on the sacrifices made by all of the women in the movement, who have endured jail, rape, war, and persecution in their quest to liberate their lives and sisters from male dominance. With scenes of solidarity, strength, and love amongst these brave women soldiers, GIRL'S WAR is a surprising story of Middle Eastern feminism on the front lines.
Directed by Ghaouti Bendedouche.