Speed Sisters

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{{Infobox film

| name = Speed Sisters

| image = Speed Sisters poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Amber Fares

| producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Amber Fares
  • Avi Goldstein
  • Jessica Devaney

}}

| starring = The Speed Sisters

| music =

| cinematography =

| editing = Rabab Haj Yahya

| studio = SocDoc Studios

| distributor = Dogwoof, First Run Features, Blue Ice Docs

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2015|04|29|Hot Docs|2016|03|25|United Kingdom}}

| runtime = 78 minutes{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/speed-sisters-film | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114248/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/speed-sisters-film | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 March 2016 | title=SPEED SISTERS (PG) | work=British Board of Film Classification | date=24 February 2016 | accessdate=24 February 2016}}

| country = {{Plainlist|

  • Palestine
  • United States
  • Qatar
  • United Kingdom
  • Denmark
  • Canada

}}

| language = Arabic, English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Speed Sisters is a 2015 documentary film by Amber Fares that follows the all-female Palestinian racing team the Speed Sisters and explores the social issues surrounding their career.{{cite web|title = Speed Sisters: meet the Middle East's female car-racing team|url = https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/15/speed-sisters-palestine-female-racing-team|website = The Guardian|accessdate = 2015-10-08|first = Rachel|last = Shabi}} It was pitched at the 2011 MeetMarket part of Sheffield Doc/Fest.

Production

The film is an international co-production between companies in Palestine, the United States, Qatar, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Canada.

Reception

Speed Sisters received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 80% score based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10.{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_sisters/ | title=Speed Sisters (2015) | publisher=Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=24 February 2016}}

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