Battalion to My Beat

Name: Battalion to My Beat
Director: Eimi Imanishi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-04-01
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Mariam Omar Ahmed

2016 · 14 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama

Eager to escape a life of confinement in the refugee camps of Western Sahara in Algeria, Mariam flees into the desert to join the army, naively believing herself to be the Joan of Arc who will save her country from occupation.

Directed by Eimi Imanishi · Written by Eimi Imanishi

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