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Tells the true story of Ramla Ali, who fled Somalia with her family as a young girl, seeking asylum in London from the civil war. As a teenager, she pursued her love of boxing, but did so secretly as she knew her family would disapprove. Ali became the first boxer, male or female, to represent Somalia at the 2020 Olympic Games and made history after winning the first ever professional female boxing match in Saudi Arabia.
Transcript
00:14This is Ramla Ali, we're the nine to five. YouTube mostly. I really want this, to win
00:20titles, the Olympics, all of it. Just giving you a chance to be part of it.
00:29What is with you? Come for dinner with me and find out. Where were you? You know you can't
00:34tell anybody about this, right? It's not the type of thing good Muslim girls do. And the winner.
00:39Yes, Ramla! Ramla Ali!
00:50This is all I've ever wanted. Maybe you've been wanting to dance.
00:58You don't know what Ramla needs. From a whole different world.
01:03What are the options here? Sit back and let other people tell us what we can and can't
01:07have. Or, go out and take it.
01:11Figure it out Ramla.
01:18Be not proud-hearted and lover for who I actually am.
01:23Is it alone?
01:26Give it!
01:27With image of Adam!

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