My Father and Qaddafi

In My Father and Qaddafi, director Jihan K reconstructs the figure of a father she has few memories of. Mansur Rashid Kikhia, a human rights lawyer, was Libya's foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations. After serving under Muammar Gaddafi's brutal regime, he defected from the government and became the leader of the peaceful opposition. For many, he even became a potential successor to Gaddafi. But in 1993, he mysteriously disappeared from his hotel in Egypt. Jihan's mother searched for him for 19 years, until his body was found in a freezer near Gaddafi's palace. Through interviews with family members, her father's colleagues, and historical archives, Jihan's quest for truth turns into a more intimate exploration, bringing her closer to both her father and her Libyan identity.