Exotic dancer, spy, man-eater, Mata Hari was arrested by the French during World War I on charges of counterespionage. She is known for being a dangerous seductress and spy. Executed by firing squad in 1917, she refused to wear a blindfold. You'll instantly start wondering who she really was. Especially knowing that she was coming from a small town in The Netherlands, where she was not allowed to be too extravagant.
Learn about Margaretha Zelle (Mata Hari's real name) and her relationships with men; how she was abandoned by her father and married and divorced a violent alcoholic officer. Not an image she's known for.
Is it true that she was a dangerous woman and a threat to France? Or...could it be that she was a heroine and a fearless warrior, risking everything for love?
