
The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. Grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank, these five women have sped their way into the heart of the gritty, male-dominated Palestinian street car-racing scene. Weaving together their lives on and off the track, SPEED SISTERS takes you on a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone thought you could.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Speed Sisters are the first all-woman race car driving team in the Middle East. Grabbing headlines and turning heads at improvised tracks across the West Bank, these five women have sped their way into the heart of the gritty, male-dominated Palestinian street car-racing scene. Weaving together their lives on and off the track, SPEED SISTERS takes you on a surprising journey into the drive to go further and faster than anyone thought you could.
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| Times (UK)Kevin MaherSpeed Sisters is a muscular, unapologetic and surprisingly feel-good documentary about the Middle East's first all-female team of racing drivers. |
| TrespassAlex DoenauSpeed Sisters is a relatively short documentary about a fascinating subject that receives a disappointingly shallow treatment. |
| The SkinnyJamie DunnSpeed Sisters may be light but it's never lightweight. |
| Common Sense MediaFrannie UcciferriSpirited docu follows Middle Eastern female racing team. |
| Playback:stlSarah Boslaugh"...an exuberant, action-packed film about the first all-female auto racing team in the Arab world." |
| Film InternationalElias SavadaForget the lame jokes about women drivers. These girls, full of ambition and enthusiasm, just want to have fun! Not everyone can win a race, but Speed Sisters, an amiable 80-minute miracle in the unlikeliest of places, will capture your heart. |
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodeThere's some nail-biting internecine tension as a climactic race result goes down to the wire, but the overall tone is celebratory and affirmative. |
| 4:3Luke GoodsellSolidarity through defiance that proves to be one of Speed Sisters' greatest charms. |
| HeyUGuysDaniel GoodwinSpeed Sisters sometimes dallies like it's looking for a reason, or has lost its point in the vibrant camaraderie, but the film judders with an energy lacking from most documentaries. |
| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsIt's a scrappy piece of work, but all the more fascinating for it. |