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3 days ago · Though Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a Girl is a boxing drama, it’s told in the context of modern-day Congo. Safi (Ama Qamata) is a nineteen-year-old girl who was kidnapped by rebels two years prior and forced to work in an illegal mine.
1 day ago · Movie score: 7/10. "…Loads of plausible confrontations, romance, self-reflection, and plenty of pill-popping, snorting, alcohol and dancing fill the screen..." Those salad days of youth with the nights of partying, freedom, and new chapters in life complicated by love, hate, drugs, sex, and booze. Themes from American Graffiti, 24-hour Party ...
Jun 3, 2024 · 1:38 pm. Tobi Bakre - Best Actor In a Leading Role. The 19th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards took place on Oct. 29, at the prestigious Balmoral Convention Centre in Ikeja, Lagos. This grand event gathered filmmakers from across the globe to celebrate the outstanding achievements in African cinema.
Jun 1, 2024 · The festival will also host the North American premieres of Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a Girl, depicting the true story of a young Congolese woman (Ama Qamata from the hit Netflix series Blood and Water) who finds liberation after joining an all-women’s boxing club in Goma, led by an ex-child-soldier coach; and Oyiza Adaba’s ...
May 31, 2024 · Devin Lawrence’s The Disinvited, Ryan Barton-Grimley’s Listen Carefully, and Meg Rickards’ Snake will make their North American Premieres, and Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a Girl will make its U.S. Premiere at Dances With Films LA.
5 days ago · Additionally, Devin Lawrence’s The Disinvited, Ryan Barton-Grimley’s Listen Carefully, and Meg Rickards’ Snake will make their North American Premieres, and Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a...
May 30, 2024 · Making Devin Lawrence’s The Disinvited, Ryan Barton-Grimley’s Listen Carefully, and Meg Rickards’ Snake will make their North American premieres, while Matthew Leutwyler’s Fight Like a Girl will make its U.S. Premiere.
