Kick in Iran

Regie: Fatima Geza Abdollahyan – Documentary, 82 min, Germany, 2010

Sara Khoshjamal‐Fekri is the first female athlete from Iran to ever qualify for the Olympic Games. Her discipline is Taekwondo. KICK IN IRAN shows her arduous journey to Beijing 2008 ‐ a  persistent struggle for self‐determination and recognition in a society based on strict religious laws.

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Staff

Director

Fatima Geza Abdollahyan

Producers

Mohammad Farokhmanesh, Armin Hofmann, Frank Geiger

Further Information

Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2010

Visions du Réel 2010

Filmfest München 2010

Production

brave new work

Year

2010

Length

82 min.

Genre

Documentary

Country

Germany

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