Speed Sisters (2015)
Inside the car is another world
The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. Grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank, these five women have sped their way into the heart of the gritty, male-dominated Palestinian street car-racing scene. Weaving together their lives on and off the track, SPEED SISTERS takes you on a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone thought you could.
- Date of release
- 2015-06-08
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary, Adventure, Drama
- Director
- Amber Fares
Casting
- Marah Zahalka — Self
- Betty Saadeh — Self
- Maysoon Jayyusi — Self
- Noor Dauod — Self
- Mona Ali — Self
- Khaled Zahalka — Self - Marah's Father
Interesting facts
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. It was pitched at the 2011 MeetMarket part of Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Production
The film is an international co-production between companies in Palestine, the United States, Qatar, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Canada.
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