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75 min

US PREMIERE It’s not easy being the coach of the Ice Queens, Finland’s worst cheerleading team. Determined to start her girls on the path to success, Miia travels from the Arctic Circle to Texas to observe the sport’s world champions and replicate their methods back home. But this is no real-life Bring It On: Miia and her cheerleaders have matters to contend with that are decidedly more serious than mastering a routine, as revealed in Christy Garland’s sensitive portrait of identity and belonging.

Director: Christy Garland

Producer: Lisa Juntunen

Cinematographer: Sari Aaltonen

Editor: Thor Ochsner, Graeme Ring

Music: Tom Third

Language: Finnish

Country: Finland, Canada

Year: 2016

International

Sports and Games

Subtitled

Women and Girls

Women Directors

Youth

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