We Are Ayenda
Directed by Amber Fares · 2023
After the Taliban's 2021 takeover, members of Afghanistan's youth women's football team race to escape the country.
A gripping true escape story of young Afghan footballers fighting for their freedom.
As the Taliban claimed power in 2021 and banned women and girls from participating in sports, the members of the Afghanistan Youth Women’s National Football Team needed to escape their own country or risk being captured.
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