Epicly Palestine'd: The Birth of Skateboarding in the West Bank

Aug 28, 2015

0h 26m

★ 8.0

Palestine, Sports, Skateboarding

Overview

The story of how a small group of teenagers created a skate scene from scratch in a place where you can't even buy a skateboard, whilst facing the challenges of living under military occupation.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

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Aram Sabbah

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Abdullah Milhem

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Eihab Taha

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Charlie Davis

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Epicly Palestine'd: The Birth of Skateboarding in the West Bank

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