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201926 minGdocumentary

Shadow Boxing

201926 minGdocumentary

Ten years after losing her father, Fatia competes in a boxing tournament in Sétif, Algeria, where he is buried.

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Ten years after losing her father, Fatia competes in a boxing tournament in Sétif, Algeria, where he is buried.

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Talia Lumbrosodirector

Fatia Benmessahelcast

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Fatia enters a boxing ring in Sétif, Algeria, carrying the weight of her father’s death, which occurred when she was ten. Her mother enrolls her in a tournament at the site where her father is buried. Fatia fights with determination, rarely speaking about her pain. The tournament becomes a moment for her mother to connect with Fatia and address their shared loss.

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