{
  "id": 5971880,
  "title": "‘Woman Unknown’ Director May el-Toukhy Talks the Torment of World War II ‘Horizontal Collaborators’ and Venice’s Female Director Snub: ‘It’s a Structural Problem’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/woman-unknown-director-may-el-toukhy-talks-the-torment-of-world-war",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-06T12:03:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/woman-unknown-may-el-toukhy-world-war-ii-venice-directors-1236847532/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In “Woman Unknown,” May el-Toukhy takes a closer look at women accused of having relationships with German soldiers during World War II. “When we started to build a story about a ‘horizontal collaborator,’ we realized that, during and after the war, the female body became part of national identity. But in Denmark, it wasn’t really […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Venice’s Lone Female Competition Director May el-Toukhy on Gender Gap: “I’ve Never Heard a Female Director Being Called a Genius”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/venices-lone-female-competition-director-may-el-toukhy-on-gender-gap",
        "published": "2026-09-06T14:57:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}