War Zone (film)
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War Zone is a 1998
documentary
about street harassment, written and directed by Maggie Hadleigh-West.
, asking them why they whistle at or make comments at women who pass them on the street. In response, some men feel compelled to apologize, hit her, yell at her, or engage her in conversation. "Through these conversations, Hadleigh-West reveals the anger, fear and frustration as well as the affection, admiration and humor that characterizes relationships between men and women."
1998 in film
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documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about street harassment, written and directed by Maggie Hadleigh-West.
Premise
Hadleigh-West turns her camera on men throughout the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, asking them why they whistle at or make comments at women who pass them on the street. In response, some men feel compelled to apologize, hit her, yell at her, or engage her in conversation. "Through these conversations, Hadleigh-West reveals the anger, fear and frustration as well as the affection, admiration and humor that characterizes relationships between men and women."