Sonita Faces the World Sonita, an Afghani 14-year-old young woman, was documented by the director Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami to portray the traditional obstacles, especially marriage, Afghani young women face. Sonita and the director Ghaemmaghami are the two-main people in this biographical documentary, called Sonita. The production company is TAG/TRAUM Film Production and is co-produced by ARTE and NDR. Set in Tehran, Iran, the 14-year-old Sonita struggles to dig deep into the music industry and to become a rapper. Sonita?s biggest obstacle that she faces in her journey is that her Afghani family attempts to sell her into marriage. However, unlike most Afghani girls, Sonita kept writing rap songs in Iran, evoking her frustration through rebellious words. The documentary portrays Sonita?s attempts in trying to raise her voice beyond the oppressive walls tumbling on her and
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It evoked how men are still dominant over women in some countries and how young girls are utilized as properties that their families can sell in exchange for money. When her brother kept destroying her room, ruining her posters on the wall, because she declined the offer of getting married, it shows how men tend to be aggressive with rebellious women like Sonita. Sonita?s driven soul in trying to enter the music industry is shown when she kept trying to make deals with music producers. Her frustration of how her society especially her oppressive family, categorizes her as a lower rank due to her gender is poured out in her famous song ?Bride for Sale?. Sonita is a powerful documentary that evokes how Afghani women struggle to liberate themselves through their dreams from Afghani oppressive traditions, especially the ?marriage trade?. The movie surely is a perfect screenplay that conveys the ups and downs women face in oppressive
It evoked how men are still dominant over women in some countries and how young girls are utilized as properties that their families can sell in exchange for money. When her brother kept destroying her room, ruining her posters on the wall, because she declined the offer of getting married, it shows how men tend to be aggressive with rebellious women like Sonita. Sonita?s driven soul in trying to enter the music industry is shown when she kept trying to make deals with music producers. Her frustration of how her society especially her oppressive family, categorizes her as a lower rank due to her gender is poured out in her famous song ?Bride for Sale?. Sonita is a powerful documentary that evokes how Afghani women struggle to liberate themselves through their dreams from Afghani oppressive traditions, especially the ?marriage trade?. The movie surely is a perfect screenplay that conveys the ups and downs women face in oppressive