Six teenage girls from six cultures confront prejudice, personal trauma, and inner conflict – each uniquely vulnerable, yet united by extraordinary courage and resilience.

Denied an education and married off as a child, Hawa learns to read and write in her fifties to start a business – until the Taliban’s return shatters the dreams of three generations of women.

Sara Shahverdi, the first female council member in her Iranian village, fights relentlessly against forced marriages and for girls’ rights – defying deep-rooted prejudice.