Rule Breakers.

Name: Rule Breakers
Genre: Drama, History, Family
Released: 2025-03-07
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Nikohl Boosheri, Ali Fazal, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Noorin Gulamgaus

Their ideas deserve a place in the world.

Roya Mahboob helps young women in Afghanistan build a robotics team and compete internationally. The dramatized true story follows their technical ambitions and the resistance they face simply for pursuing an education.

80%Tomatometer35 critics · Rotten Tomatoes

Checked Oct 22, 2026. About these scores

Why it’s a little special

An encouraging choice for aspiring inventors, with room to discuss teamwork, access to education and girls in science.

BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY

Know the story.
Know your little people.

Parental guidance suggested

US film rating

Threats, discrimination, violence and loss affect the girls and their families. The political dangers are serious even though the robotics story is hopeful.

Our notes are a starting point, not an age recommendation. G and PG films can still include intense moments. You know your family best.

BEHIND THE SCENES

The little details.

Directed by: Bill Guttentag
Starring: Nikohl Boosheri, Ali Fazal, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Noorin Gulamgaus
Written by: Elaha Mahboob, Jason Brown, Bill Guttentag
Produced by: Samudrika Arora, Bill Guttentag, Roya Mahboob, Elizabeth Schaeffer Brown, Jason Brown, Ben Rimmer, Brandon Purdie, Jared Geesey, David Fischer
Release date: March 7, 2025
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genre: Drama, History, Family
Studio: Angel Studios
Language: English