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Battalion to My Beat
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Battalion to My Beat

2016-04-01 · 14 min · ★ 5.6

Drama

Eager to escape a life of confinement in the refugee camps of Western Sahara in Algeria, Mariam flees into the desert to join the army, naively believing herself to be the Joan of Arc who will save her country from occupation.

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Directors
Eimi Imanishi
Production companies
Unavailable
Countries
Algeria, United States of America, Western Sahara
Status
Released
Budget
USD 15,000

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Mariam Omar AhmedMariam

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