Namibia: Cuba’s Female Boxing Revolution
The short film captures the tireless battle of Namibia Flores Rodriguez, the only known female boxer in the Caribbean nation. Training at Havana’s Rafael Trejo arena in defiance of the ban, the athlete undertakes the same unrelenting regime as her male counterparts—running the same circuits, lifting the same truck tires—but without the hope that she might one day represent her country.
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Namibia: Cuba’s Female Boxing Revolution
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
May 20, 2016
Runtime
0h 3m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Namibia: Cuba’s Female Boxing Revolution
Production Companies
Made By Forest
Director
Maceo Frost
Description
The short film captures the tireless battle of Namibia Flores Rodriguez, the only known female boxer in the Caribbean nation. Training at Havana’s Rafael Trejo arena in defiance of the ban, the athlete undertakes the same unrelenting regime as her male counterparts—running the same circuits, lifting the same truck tires—but without the hope that she might one day represent her country.
