Director Bill Gattentag compares his new Angel Studio film Rule breaker For sports movies miraclerecorded an unlikely run to the gold medal by the US hockey team in 1980. Both films celebrate the power of perseverance and introduce real-life heroes who are unlikely to overcome huge challenges. and both moviehe says he will keep his audience inspired.
“In a way, we're like a sports movie,” Guttentag told the headline on Crosswalk.
Rule breaker (PG) follows the incredible true story of Loya Mahbubu and the Afghan Dreamerthe groundbreaking all-girls robot team They opposed Afghanistan's social norms in pursuit of education and participating in the competition in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
In Afghanistan, a long-standing tradition now strengthened by Taliban rule has ordered girls to end their formal education after sixth grade. Mahboob and her friends encountered opposition on almost every turn.
Guttentag learns about the Afghanistan dreamer of Jason Brown, a friend and writer who helped write the script.
“He had written some articles about the central characters of the film, Loya Mahbubu called me and said, “I think I have an idea to make a good film.” ”
At first, Guttentag was skeptical.
“If you're in business, you've heard this line quite a bit. That's often not true.”
But in this case, he now says it was “very true.”
“It's a story of victory over adversity,“ Guttentag said.
the The story toohe states equal rights. Guttentag shared a story about the unstoppable Angel Studios executive daughter who watched the film, making it the first time that a lucky girl from the West has unlimited access to education.
“The most powerful story is a true story.“ Guttentag told the headline of Crosswalk.
“I would like to think that something can be done in a film that has some positive impact,“ He said. “But I don't want to make a movie because there's a shortage either. Better A term like “eating spinach movies.”' there is lots of Make a film to lecture you there, and I don't want to do a film to lecture you. I want a movie that inspires you. It was A movie that spends a lot of time I'm talking STEM education for girls Something I really believe – and I think Most people believe it. But we want to celebrate it and hope that we will not give you a lecture that will start rolling your eyes. ”
Rule breakerhe said he would celebrate “quiet heroism.”
“We watch movies and sometimes we see characters that we want or want to have the characteristics of a person,“ He said. “And I think the film features an incredibly courageous woman who ultimately succeeded, and I hope it's a powerful message.”
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It was originally published on March 6, 2025.
