Austin Film Society presents Sonita
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Sonita Alizedeh is 18 years old and has the talent to be a first class hip hop artist. The only problem is that her family, Afghan refugees in Iran, need the money her marriage dowry can bring. This new documentary shows Sonita’s struggle to join the new world while being tied to the old.
