My Father and Qaddafi

Plot

​​When Jihan was six years old, her father flew to Cairo and never returned. Mansur Rashid Kikhia was the Foreign Minister of Libya, ambassador to the United Nations, and a human rights lawyer. After serving in Qaddafi's increasingly brutal regime, he defected from the government and became a peaceful opposition leader. Kikhia was obsessively loyal to his country but ultimately, his determination to reason with Qaddafi led to his disappearance from a hotel in Egypt in 1993.

About My Father and Qaddafi

My Father and Qaddafi (Arabic: بابا و القذافي) is a 2025 documentary film produced and directed by Jihan K. It explores the disappearance of Libyan opposition leader Mansour Rashid El-Kikhia in Cairo during 1993, and the impact of that event on his family. The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 29 August 2025, making it the first Libyan title to be featured at the festival in over a decade.

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