Kick in Iran
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Kick in Iran |
| Original title | Kick in Iran |
| Country of production | Germany , Iran , China |
| original language | Farsi |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Fatima Geza Abdollahyan |
| script | Fatima Geza Abdollahyan |
| production | brave new work production, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
| music | Saam Schlamminger |
| camera | Jakobine Motz |
| cut | Katja Hahn |
| occupation | |
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Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri, Maryam Azarmehr | |
Kick in Iran (English Kick in Iran ) is a documentary by the director Fatima Geza Abdollahyan. It is Taekwondo -Kämpferin Sara Khoshjamal Fekri on their way to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing accompanied. Sara is the first Iranian woman in the history of women’s sport to qualify for the Olympics.
action
Director Fatima Geza Abdollahyan accompanies the athlete Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri and her trainer Maryam Azarmehr over a period of nine months, from qualification to participation in the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. The two taekwondo fighters have to overcome many hurdles put in their way, not only, but also because they are women in a Muslim country. The trainer and student never lose faith in their goal and persist in pursuing it, even if they are not always taken very seriously.
The film gives an insight into the reality of life for two competitive athletes in Iran, who go their way between the veil and combat training. The humor and irony with which the protagonists counter some prejudices loosens up angry encounters with contemporaries.
reception
Kick in Iran has been shown at over 30 film festivals around the world. Including:
- Sundance Film Festival 2010 (world premiere), USA
- True / False Film Festival, USA
- Dallas International Film Festival, USA
- Visions du Reel, Switzerland
- International Aljazeera Documentary Film Festival, Qatar
- Munich Film Festival (German premiere)
- Warsaw Film Festival, Poland
- Mumbai Film Festival, India
- Cine // B Film Festival, Chile
- Corona Cork Film Festival, Ireland
- International Images Film Festival for Women, Zimbabwe
- BELGRADE DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Serbia
- BAFICI, Argentina
- Chennai International Film Festival, India
- NOOR IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL, USA
- FILM FESTIVAL FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS FIWOM, South Korea
Awards
- Winner Gerd Ruge Prize
- Honorable Mention, 13th BAFICI, UNICEF AWARD
- Honorable Mention, 26th Warsaw Film Festival
- Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival
- Nominated for the 2010 Phoenix Documentary Award
Web links
- Kick in Iran in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Kick in Iran at filmportal.de
- Internet presence of the film
- Trailer on youtube.com