The Gender War (2005)

Original title

Könskriget

Directed by

Evin Rubar

Genre

documentary film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 55m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Swedish documentary examines the influence of radical feminism on Swedish politics. It focuses on key figures and organizations involved in women's shelters and gender equality. The film investigates how these groups shape political decisions and public discourse.

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What happens

The Gender War (Swedish: Könskriget) is a Swedish documentary film in two parts by journalist Evin Rubar on radical feminism in Sweden and its influence on Swedish politics. It was produced by Nordisk Film and broadcast by Sveriges Television in the series Dokument inifrån on 15 and 22 May 2005. The Gender War was also part of Evin Rubar being awarded the TV award Kristallen and Sveriges Television's equality award the same year. The documentary focuses on the national organisation for women’s and young women's shelters in Sweden, ROKS, an organisation helping young female victims of sexual abuse called Friends of Bella, former Minister of Gender Equality Margareta Winberg and Professor Eva Lundgren. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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