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RULE BREAKERS, and March 2025 special screenings
The "underdog competition movie" is about as tried-and-true as any genre in cinema history, but it's a little weird when you create one where the stakes may be life-and-death, but underplay it as just a feel-good story.
Rule Breakers Rule Breakers The "underdog competition movie" is about as tried-and-true as any genre in cinema history, but it's a little weird when you create one where the stakes may be life-and-death, but underplay it as just a feel-good story. The central fact-based events take place circa 2017, as Afghan computer-science entrepreneur Roya Mahboob (Nikohl Boosheri) and her brother Ali (Noorin Gulamgaus) recruit teenage girls to form a team to travel to international robotics competitions.
The screenwriting team—including director Bill Guttentag and Roya's sister/business partner, Elaha…
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