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Initial release 30 April 2012 | 7.1/10 IMDb Director Ariel J. Nasr Producer Annette Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Sabir Sharifi, Young Women Boxers Awards Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary Similar Movies about Afghanistan, Boxing movies, Documentaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Boxing Girls of Kabul is a 2012 Canadian documentary film directed by Ariel Nasr which follows young women boxers 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.
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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.
Festivals and awards
The Boxing Girls of Kabul received the award for Best Documentary at the Viewfinders International Film Festival for Youth in Halifax (April 17 to 21 2012), the Inspirit Foundation Pluralism Prize at Hot Docs (April 26 to May 6, 2012) as well as an Honourable Mention for the Colin Low Award at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver (May 4 to 13 2012).
In January 2013, the film was nominated for best short documentary at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.
To be screened in New Delhi on 11 October at the Peace Builders International Film Festival, 2016.
Distribution
U.S. distribution rights were acquired by In Demand. Other broadcasters include TV5 Québec Canada, Direct TV and DLA for Latin America, France Televisions, DBS in Israel, the Korean Broadcasting System and Japan's NHK.
