Origin: Unknown | Documentary | Director: Francesco Cannito | 54 minutes

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Inshallah Beijing

Francesco Cannito - Luca Cusani 2008 docu 54 min.

Ghadir dreams that at last someone will buy her some running shoes. Nader
trains while hoping that a missile doesn't land on him. Zakia hasn't got a
permit from the military authorities to get to the swimming pool. These are
the athletes belonging to the Palestinian squad who depart Jericho in July
2008 to take part in the Beijing Olympic games.... Inshallah, God willing,
because many difficulties must be overcome before reaching China. First and
foremost, the difficulty of competing for a state that doesn't formally
exist yet, Palestine. And then the difficulty of competing for one that
doesn't have the means to support its athletes. Inshallah Beijing is a
candid portrait of these young athletes and their dreams as they leave
their homes for the first time to prepare at training facilities thousands
of miles away in unfamiliar surrounds.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/Lqbh7eUJ03c

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