Austrian-Kurdish filmmaker Kurdwin Ayub (SIFF 2023’s SONNE) won the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival for her tense, provocative sophomore feature, about an MMA fighter who heads to Jordan to teach a trio of wealthy sisters, only to learn they are confined to their home.
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