Beauty Will Save the World
2003•1h 3m•7.0•Released
Documentary
BEAUTY WILL SAVE THE WORLD charts the journey of 19 year old Tecca Zendik, a contestant in the Miss Net World contest, Libya's first every beauty competition. Colonel Muammar Qaddafi hosts this competition and the film includes extraordinary footage of the Colonel. Tecca's story reveals an incredible conclusion no-one could have guessed when private jests transported the beauties to the country feared by the West in the 1980's.
Director
Pietra Brettkelly
Writer
Pietra Brettkelly
Budget
$0M
Languages
Arabic, English
Studio
Pietra Brettkelly for The TV Set
Cast
Muammar Gaddafi
Omar Harfouch
Teca Zendick
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Production
Company
Pietra Brettkelly for The TV Set
Company
Bullseye Productions
Producer
Pietra Brettkelly
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