Kick in Iran is a feature documentary by Fatima Geza Abdollahyan.[1] It portrays Taekwondo fighter Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri on her way to the Olympic Games 2008, in Beijing.[2][3] Sara Khoshjamal Fekri is the first female athlete from Iran to ever qualify directly for the Olympic Games.[4]
Synopsis
The movie follows Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri and her coach Maryam Azarmehr during a nine-month period, beginning with qualification and including participation in the Olympic Games 2008. Because they live in a Muslim country, the two athletes have to face a lot of challenges.[5][6] They work hard as they prepare to represent the Islamic Republic of Iran as female Taekwondo-fighters.[7]
Kick in Iran portrays day-to-day life in the Iran for two women while wearing both the hijab and the dobok.[8]
Festivals
- Sundance Film Festival 2010 (world premiere), USA[9][10]
- True/False Film Festival, USA
- Dallas International Filmfestival, USA
- Visions du Reel, Switzerland
- International Aljazeera Dokumentary Film Festival, Qatar
- Filmfest Munich, Germany
- Warsaw Film Festival, Poland
- Mumbai Film Festival, India
- Cine//B Film Festival, Chile
- Corona Cork Filmfest, 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
- Gerd Ruge Award, Germany
- Special mentions, 13th BAFICI, UNICEF AWARD
- Special mentions, 26th Warsaw Filmfestival
- Nominated for the Grand Jury Award of the Sundance Filmfestival 2010
References
- ↑ Kick in Iran - Identity Theory
- ↑ Kick in Iran - Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ "Kick In Iran". Screen Daily, 26 January 2010 | By David D'Arcy (paywall)
- ↑ "Iranian taekwondo star in spotlight at Sundance". The Independent, 31 January 2010
- ↑ "Kick in Iran – Review". SLUG Magazine, By Jimmy Martin January 24, 2010
- ↑ "Iran's Cinematic Revolution". The Daily Beast.
- ↑ "Must-see foreign documentaries". by Don Marshall for the Deseret News Jan. 15 2010
- ↑ Kick in Iran | Variety
- ↑ "5 Best Iran Documentaries". Screen Junkies, March 26 by Andrea Miller
- ↑ "Sundance: Muezzins and mohawks". By Ben Fulton, The Salt Lake Tribune
External links
- Kick in Iran at IMDb
- Official website
- Trailer, YouTube