We Are Ayenda

Overview

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. What happened next is an extraordinary story of survival, sisterhood and the human right to privacy. Presented by WhatsApp.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 2, 2023

Original language

English

Production

WhatsApp

Cast

Fatema E.,Aziza A.,Farkhunda Muhtaj,Fatima Z.

Director

Amber Fares

Producer

Christina Roldan,Mohammad Gorjestani,Adam Groves,Eric Stern,Eshan Ponnadurai,Zac Ryder,Malcolm Pullinger,Kim Christensen,Vivian Odior,Vida Habibi,Ghada Soufan,Sophie Ho,Patrick Nugent,Philip Bolus,Rocco Campanelli,Amanda Naseem,João Holbeche Beirao,Javed Rezayee

Cinematography

Daisy Zhou

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt28680116