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Speed Sisters

2015-06-08 · 80 min · ★ 5.9

Documentary · Adventure · Drama

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.

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Directors
Amber Fares
Production companies
SocDoc Studios, Sundance Institute, DFI, Chicken & Egg Films, Minerva Productions, Whitewater Films, Doc Society
Countries
United States of America, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada
Status
Released

Top Cast

Marah ZahalkaSelf
Betty SaadehSelf
Maysoon JayyusiSelf
Noor DauodSelf
Mona AliSelf
Khaled ZahalkaSelf - Marah's Father

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