The Boxing Girls of Kabul (2012)

Directed by

Ariel Nasr

Genre

documentary film, boxing film

Country

Afghanistan, Canada

Runtime

53 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of young women boxers in Afghanistan as they train at a stadium once used for executions. They deal with harassment and threats while trying to qualify for the Olympics.

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What happens

The Boxing Girls of Kabul is a 2012 Canadian documentary film directed by Ariel Nasr. The film follows young women boxers, under which Sadaf Rahimi, and their coach Sabir Sharifi at Afghanistan’s female boxing academy, as these athletes face harassment and threats in their efforts to represent their country in international competition and attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. Training takes place at Ghazi Stadium, Afghanistan’s national stadium, which had previously been the site of executions by the Taliban. The 52-minute documentary was produced by Annette Clarke for the National Film Board of Canada. Julia Kent composed music for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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