Sonita /

"Tells the inspiring story of Sonita Alizadeh, an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran, who thinks of Michael Jackson and Rihanna as her spiritual parents and dreams of becoming a big-name rapper. For the time being, her only fans are the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter. And her family ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Alizadeh, Sonita (on-screen participant.), Denis, Moritz (Musical director), Badrouj, Behrouz (director of photography.)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Persian English
Language Notes:	Persian and English dialogue, with English subtitles.
Published:	New York, NY : Women Make Movies, [2016?]
Subjects:	Alizadeh, Sonita. Women refugees > Iran > Biography. Women refugees > Afghanistan > Biography. Women rap musicians > Iran > Biography. Young women > Iran > Social conditions. Forced marriage. Foreign films. Motion pictures, German. Motion pictures,Swiss. Biographical films. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.

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Summary:	"Tells the inspiring story of Sonita Alizadeh, an 18-year-old Afghan refugee in Iran, who thinks of Michael Jackson and Rihanna as her spiritual parents and dreams of becoming a big-name rapper. For the time being, her only fans are the other teenage girls in a Tehran shelter. And her family has a very different future planned for her: as a bride she's worth $9,000. Iranian director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami poignantly shifts from observer to participant altering expectations, as Sonita's story unfolds in an intimate and joyful portrait."--Container.
Item Description:	This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2015.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R, NTSC, region 1.
Production Credits:	Editor, Rune Schweitzer ; score music, Moritz Denis ; directors of photography, Behrouz Badrouj, and six others.