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Speed Sisters

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Speed Sisters
Film poster
Directed byAmber Fares
Produced by
  • Amber Fares
  • Avi Goldstein
  • Jessica Devaney
StarringThe Speed Sisters
Edited byRabab Haj Yahya
Production
company
SocDoc Studios
Distributed byDogwoof, First Run Features, Blue Ice Docs
Release dates
  • 29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) (Hot Docs)
  • 25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) (United Kingdom)
Running time
78 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Palestine
  • United States
  • Qatar
  • United Kingdom
  • Denmark
  • Canada
LanguagesArabic, English

Speed Sisters is a 2015 documentary film by Amber Fares that follows the all-female Palestinian racing team the Speed Sisters and explores the social issues surrounding their career.[2] It was pitched at the 2011 MeetMarket part of Sheffield Doc/Fest.

Production

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The film is an international co-production between companies in Palestine, the United States, Qatar, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Canada.

Reception

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Speed Sisters received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 80% score based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "SPEED SISTERS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ^ Shabi, Rachel. "Speed Sisters: meet the Middle East's female car-racing team". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Speed Sisters (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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