This moving documentary tells the story of 19-year-old Maydegol and her dream of succeeding as a Thai boxer on the Afghan national team. The young refugee leads a precarious life in Iran, working on a fruit and mushroom farm and facing various forms of discrimination and violence on a daily basis. Through her sport, she aims not only to succeed in the ring but also to overcome life’s difficulties. Thus, while this film tells a personal story, it also stands as a symbol for a young generation of Afghan women who refuse to give up the fight for a just life.

It is no coincidence that many female filmmakers are currently addressing the topic of FLINTA* sports. »Male dominance over women is not a natural state of affairs!« echoes journalist Andrea Böhm, who, in her latest non-fiction book Fighting Like a Woman: The Story of Women Who Fight Back, highlights a connection between state crises and the oppression of women: the current political destabilization of the “old order” is triggering a conservative backlash in the form of an attack on the rights FLINTA* individuals have won. This is precisely why feminist filmmakers today are returning to a primal myth: the physical superiority of men.