Boxing for Freedom

Boxing for Freedom

To fight her destiny, she became Afghanistan’s best boxer

2015 · 74 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama, Documentary

Young Sadaf Rahimi is the Afghanistan’s best boxer, but she must face her country’s traditions, fear and her own destiny to be a free woman. A struggle that will turn her into a point of reference for many Afghan women.

Directed by Juan Antonio Moreno Amador

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