Fighter

Dec 14, 2007

1h 30m

★ 5.7

Overview

Aïcha, a high-school student, is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school, like her brother Ali. But school doesn´t inspire her. Defying her family, Aïcha starts secretly training at a professional, co-ed kung fu club. A boy, Emil, helps Aïcha train for the club championship and they fall in love. But the rules of life are not as simple as the rules of kung fu, and Aïcha is forced to decide who she is and what she wants.

Genres

Action

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Nimbus Film

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Cast

Aicha Ahman

Semra Turan

Ali Ahman

Nima Nabipour

Emil Andersen

Cyron Melville

Sofie

Molly Egelind

Aicha's Father

Sadi Tekelioglu

Omar Yüksel

Behruz Banissi

Sifu

Gao Xian

Aicha's Mother

Denize Karabuda

Mehmet

Ertugrul Yilan

Yasemin

Özlem Sağlanmak

Yasemin's father

Yüksel Isik

Yasemin's mother

Nevin Rasmussen

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