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Rule Breakers, a powerful, uplifting new film based on an inspirational true story about the Afghan Dreamers, a Muslim girls’ robotics team entering the world of international competitions, will be released on March 7th to coincide with International Women’s Day.

Directed by Bill Guttentag, the film stars Nikohl Boosheri and features Ali Fazal in an extended special appearance. The cast is elevated by the brilliant and talented young team that includes Amber Afzali, Nina Hosseinzadeh, Sara Malal Rowe, and Mariam Saraj. Also featured are Waj Ali, Naseer Memarzia, Nada El Belkasmi, and Noorin Gulamgaus.

Rule Breakers is based on the true story of Roya Mahboob, who longed to learn about and use computers as a young girl in Afghanistan. The film follows her as she strives to learn and eventually succeeds in teaching herself to use a computer at a cafe. This visionary woman spearheaded the creation of a...

Releasing in cinemas all across North America this Friday, March 7, is the uplifting new film Rule Breakers based on an inspirational true story. Directed by Bill Guttentag, the film stars Nikohl Boosheri and features Ali Fazal in an extended special appearance, along with the brilliant young cast that includes Amber Afzali, Nina Hosseinzadeh, Nada El Belkasmi, Sara Malal Rowe and Noorin Gulamgaus.

A visionary woman dares to teach young minds to dream in a nation where educating girls is seen as rebellion. When their innovation draws global attention, their success sparks hope—and opposition. As threats loom and sacrifices are made, their courage and unity ignite a movement that could forever transform the world.

Bill Guttentag said, “I was profoundly moved by the story of Roya Mahboob and her extraordinary courage and dedication in fighting for girls’ Stem education in Afghanistan. I felt honored when Roya and our co-writer, Elaha Mahboob...

The faith-based movie industry has become more sophisticated in recent years. During the home video era, it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a Christian-themed film to feature a script that wasn’t formulaic comfort food for a hungry demographic happy to gobble up any corny helping of low-budget uplift. That’s starting to change, mostly due to the efforts of Angel Studios.The Provo, Utah-based company launched in 2021 from the ashes of the blatantly illegal VidAngel, a service that would circumvent the encryption on studio DVDs and Blu-rays, re-cut the films to remove whatever content a particular customer found objectionable, and then charge that customer to view the edited version.

Since its inception, Angel Studios has positioned itself as a production company whose films and television series “amplify light,” which is careful, if vague, wording to suggest that their product...