Andrew Hancock

Dusty se rend en Afghanistan pour retrouver Derek, son frère disparu, un théoricien de la conspiration persuadé qu’Oussama Ben Laden est encore en vie. Arrivé sur les lieux, elle rencontre des agents des forces spéciales et apprend que son frère n’était finalement pas si fou que ça : revenu d’entre les morts, Oussama Ben Laden est sur le point de conquérir le monde avec son armée de zombies…

Delphyne (meaning ‘womb’) discusses the stigma around menstruation. Addressing shame and acceptance, taboos around menstrual blood are told through a fabric-themed metaphor, and the conflict between a mother-daughter relationship; to find a shared unity and language to beat the conflict which projects itself in the shame metaphor that they’ve unwound and removed from their life. The historical connotations of staining, feminine purity and the divide between private and public space as well as ownership of the body come into play. The coming of age theme is reflected in reference to her struggle with the self (alter-ego), struggle with the ‘other’ (male influence) and struggle with the home (her Mother).