93Queen

Surprising and deeply satisfying.

Here’s a “feel good” film that puts us through our share of feeling bad before it delivers its triumph.

Without denying that these women face discrimination in reaching their goal, the movie shows how its subjects are able to find ways to combine strict observance and progress.

It’s a fascinating study of contradictions in values, made by and featuring women who want to transcend those contradictions.

93Queen is rough-hewn technically and, although it includes brief interviews with several other members of the female EMT corps, it would have benefited from a wider focus. But it's excusable that the filmmaker would concentrate so much on her central figure, whose fierce intelligence and indomitable spirit render her truly inspirational.