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Fight Like a Girl review – fiercely authentic setting lifts powerful female boxer drama
Ama Qamata plays a teenage survivor of sexual violence in the DRC with compelling power, and searingly drawn footage of street life in Goma gives authentic edge Here is an underdog boxing movie from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has ...
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Ama Qamata plays a teenage survivor of sexual violence in the DRC with compelling power, and searingly drawn footage of street life in Goma gives authentic edge Here is an underdog boxing movie from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has ...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Fight Like a Girl review – fiercely authentic setting lifts powerful female boxer drama, Ama Qamata plays a teenage survivor of sexual violence in the DRC with compelling power, and searingly drawn footage of street life in Goma gives authentic edge Here is an underdog boxing movie from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has a powerful, heart-wrenching true story behind it – as well as featuring a compelling performance by young South African actor Ama Qamata. She plays a teenage victim of the widespread sexual violence against women and girls in the DRC, who is discovered by a boxing coach while living homeless on the streets. It’s directed with a steady hand by American film-maker Matthew Leutwyler who puts together an earnest heartfelt drama that doesn’t look away from the horror, but chooses to focus on the strength and resilience of women and girls. Qamata plays Safi, a teenager working in slave-like conditions in a mineral mine. One day she escapes, reaching the
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