$2,000 is paid to delay Sonita Alizadeh's forced marriage, allowing her to pursue a career as a rapper and advocate for Afghan women's rights.
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$2,000 is paid to delay Sonita Alizadeh's forced marriage, allowing her to pursue a career as a rapper and advocate for Afghan women's rights.
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Synopsis
Sonita Alizadeh, a 15-year-old rapper in Tehran, navigates life as an undocumented Afghan refugee. Fleeing the Taliban in Herat, she faces pressure from her relatives to enter an arranged marriage. Filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami captures Alizadeh's struggle over three years, including her fight against the marriage offer of $9,000. Ghaemmaghami intervenes by paying her family $2,000 to delay the marriage and helps Alizadeh secure a scholarship in the United States.
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The GuardianAn Afghan teen uses rap to attack the practice of selling daughters into marriage in this powerful documentary.
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Why Watch
- Meet Sonita Alizadeh, a talented Afghan rapper.
- Follow Sonita's fight against forced marriage.
- See the impact of a filmmaker's intervention.
Did You Know
- Sonita Alizadeh was 15 years old when the film was made in 2015.
- Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami paid $2,000 to delay Sonita's marriage.
- The film won the World Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2016.
- Sonita Alizadeh fled the Taliban in Herat, Afghanistan as a child.
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Who directed the documentary Sonita?
Sonita was directed by Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami.
What awards did Sonita win at the Sundance Film Festival?
Sonita won the World Documentary Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
What was Sonita Alizadeh's situation regarding marriage during the documentary?
During the making of the documentary, Sonita Alizadeh's relatives attempted to sell her into marriage, prompting Ghaemmaghami to intervene and pay them $2,000 to delay the marriage.
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