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Women's Day

Women's Day

WITH GRACE AND IRONY

2024•8m
Documentary

A female boxing tournament in honour of Women’s day is held. The athletes gather in a high school gym and test each other's limits while their all-male trainers heckle from the sidelines and enjoy the tumbling of under-age cheerleaders, showing the grace and irony of a national holiday celebrating women.

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Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija

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