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Roller Girls Beirut (2021)

Roller Girls Beirut poster
Directed by
Rene Odgaard
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
23 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Elisabeth as she brings the sport of Roller Derby to women in Beirut. She faces cultural resistance to women participating in a physically aggressive sport. The film shows her efforts to create a space where women can be tough and discover their strength.

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What happens

Roller Girls Beirut er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 2021 instrueret af René Odgaard. Det er svært at være sur eller ked af det med hjul under fødderne. Og det har Elisabeth når hun dyrker den aggressiv kontaktsport Roller Derby. Samtidig er det et sted hvor Elisabeth har fundet et sted, som hun har manglet i sit, nemlig at være den drengepige hun altid har været. Et sted hvor man kan være voldsom, svedig og falde og slå sig og finde ud af at man kan mere end man tror. Elisabeth har besluttet sig for at give dette videre til andre kvinder og tager derfor til Beirut for at starte et Roller Derby hold. Det er dog med mange udfordringer, da det I Beirut ikke er normalt at kvinder dyrker sport og slet ikke en sport hvor man skal være fysisk voldsom på rulleskøjter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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