Saudi Women's Driving School

Oct 24, 2019

1h 0m

★ 6.8

A Long Road to Freedom

Overview

An unprecedented access to a number of Saudi women in the capital city of Riyadh as they embrace the freedom that comes from being behind the wheel.The Saudi Women’s Driving School is said to be the world's largest driving school, which caters exclusively to women since the ban on female drivers was lifted in 2017.

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