Enemies of Happiness

Malalai Joya Fights for Women's Rights in Afghanistan

In September 2005, Afghanistan held its first parliamentary elections in 35 years. Among the candidates for 249 assembly seats was Malalai Joya, a courageous 27-year-old woman who had ignited outrage among hard-liners when she spoke out against corrupt warlords at the Grand Council of tribal elders in 2003.

ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS is a revelatory portrait of this extraordinary freedom fighter and the way she won the hearts of voters, as well as a snapshot of life and politics in war-torn Afghanistan.

Winner of the World Cinema Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Winner of the Silver Wolf Award at the International Doc Fest Amsterdam (IDFA). Winner of the Amnesty Award Nominee at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival.

"Incredible...a character so compelling you don't want the camera to turn away." - Brian Darr, GreenCine Daily