Kalari Kid – She Hits Back

Switzerland, Planned for 1st quarter 2026
FILM, Documentary, 93 min.

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directed by
Maria Kaur Bedi, Satindar Singh Bedi
Written by
Maria Kaur Bedi, Satindar Singh Bedi
Status
Post-production
Website
https://www.firsthandfilms.com/films/Kalari+Kid+-+She+Hits+Back/1000618

In einer Gesellschaft, die von geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt geprägt ist, erkämpfen sich die neun-jahrige Arushi und Milena, einundzwanzig, mit Kalari, der ältesten Kampfsportart der Welt, ihren Platz zurück. Der Film folgt ihrem Kampf um Selbstermächtigung und die Freiheit, die Frauen zu sein, die sie sein wollen.

In una società segnata dalla violenza di genere, Arushi, nove anni, e Milena, ventuno, rivendicano lo spazio attraverso il Kalari, l’arte marziale più antica del mondo. Il film segue la loro lotta per l'empowerment e la libertà di essere le donne che hanno scelto di essere.

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World Premiere
Planned for 1st quarter 2026
Original Version
Malayalam (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 93 min.
ISAN
0000-0006-9B51-0000-E-0000-0000-W
Production
First Hand Films GmbH, Spirited Heroine Productions
Producer
Esther van Messel
directed by
Maria Kaur Bedi, Satindar Singh Bedi
Written by
Maria Kaur Bedi, Satindar Singh Bedi
Cinemato­graphy
Maria Kaur Bedi
Editing
Maria Kaur Bedi
Location Sound Mix
Aleena Sabu, Satindar Singh Bedi
Sound Design
Manu Gerber
Re-Recording Mix
Manu Gerber
Music
Paul Hertzog

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