The read
Critics rate it 42 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
A secret new romance with Alma forces Zaynab to confront her complicated relationship with her recently widowed mother. In this coming-of-age Muslim melodrama, Zaynab copes by taking up Lucha-style wrestling.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 42 points higher than audiences do.
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Jennifer ReederDirector
- Lisa DonatoWriter
- Fawzia MirzaWriter
Cast
- Fawzia MirzaZaynab
- Shabana AzmiParveen
- Sari SanchezAlma
- Audrey FrancisJayde
- Charin AlvarezRosa
- Molly BrennanKillian
- Mark J.P. HoodMilo
- Ox Baker Jr.Himself
- Molly CallinanRagina Cruz
- Jacob ClaphamHimself
- Minita GandhiHina
- Brian G. LawrieReferee
Stills
Themes
wrestlingwoman directorlucha