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Miss Landmine Filomena (Original title)
Date: 01 October 2008 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Katherine Churcher

Synopsis: Third of four short films following four of the women involved in the Miss Landmine beauty pageant for female victims of the civil war in Angola in April 2008. Traces their journies from their homes ot the pageant in Luanda and tells their stories. Looks at Filomena Domingos, who hopes the pageant will change attitudes.

Subjects:
Angola, Luanda, Beauty contests, Beauty, Body image, Amputees, Disabled people, Landmines

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TV Transmissions
Date: 01 October 2008Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:55-20:00Slot duration: 5 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Date: 01 October 2008not specified

Credits (4)
Production Company: Blakeway Productions, Executive Producer: Fiona Stourton, Producer: Katherine Churcher