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The Boxing Girls of Kabul

, [electronic resource] /
Additional authors: National Film Board of Canada.
Published by : National Film Board of Canada, (Montreal :) Physical details: 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : digital, stereo, sd., col.
Subject(s): Women. | Developing Countries. | Sports and Leisure. | Women boxers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul | Boxing for women -- Afghanistan -- Kabul | Olympic athletes -- Afghanistan -- Kabul | Women athletes -- Afghanistan -- Kabul | Boxing trainers -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Social conditions | Boxing -- Social apects -- Afghanistan -- Kabul | Women's rights -- Afghanistan | Sports and state -- Afghanistan | Teenage girls -- Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Kabul | Afghanistan -- Social life and customs | Afghanistan -- Social conditions | Afghanistan -- Kabul -- Women boxers -- International competitions -- Boxing -- Olympic Games
Year: 2011
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Writer/director, Ariel Nasr ; editor, Hannele Halm ; producer, Annette Clarke ; cinematography, Ariel Nasr ; sound recordist, Christopher Yapp ; sound design, Alex Salter ; original music, Julia Kent ; re-recording, Serge Boivin.

A group of young Afghan women strive to become world-class boxers, training
without the benefit of even the most basic facilities at the national stadium,
where only recently women were executed by the Taliban. They are loyal to
their country, yet dare to defy its traditions. Inspired by their tenacious
coach, these courageous boxers openly dream of their future, and even a shot
at the 2012 Olympics. Committed to a challenging regime and enduring family
and societal pressures to abandon their training, the women are determined to
fight their way onto an international stage. The film shadows them closely
over the course of a year, and we come to know them both as individuals and as
a team of competitors punching well above their weight. The Boxing Girls
of Kabul reveals a compelling journey of both personal and political
transformation, and illustrates the power of fighting for what you believe in.

14-17.

Régie du cinéma du Québec rating: U.

CHV rating: G.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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