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Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
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Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)

Feb 8, 2020
0h 40m
★ 7.3

Overview

The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write and skateboard in Kabul.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

A&E IndieFilms
Grain Media
Lifetime

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Cast

Fatima

Self

Fatima

Kashida

Self

Kashida

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