Battalion to My Beat
Eager to escape a life of confinement in the refugee camps of Western Sahara in Algeria, Mariam flees into the desert to join the army, naively believing herself to be the Joan of Arc who will save her country from occupation.
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Eimi Imanishi Director · Raul Francisco Garcia Composer Christian Cruz Cinematographer
Budget $15K · United States release April 1, 2016 · Produced in Algeria, United States, Western Sahara, France
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Budget
$15,000
Production
MPM Film
Production
Algeria · United States · Western Sahara · France
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Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
United States · April 1, 2016
Premiere
Canada
September 12, 2016 · Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea
June 5, 2017 · SEOUL International Women's Film Festival
Sweden
November 13, 2016 · Stockholm International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 1, 2016 · London Film Festival
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