Kick in Iran

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
  1. Kick in Iran - Identity Theory
  2. Kick in Iran - Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter
  3. "Kick In Iran". Screen Daily, 26 January 2010 | By David D'Arcy (paywall)
  4. "Iranian taekwondo star in spotlight at Sundance". The Independent, 31 January 2010
  5. "Kick in Iran – Review". SLUG Magazine, By Jimmy Martin January 24, 2010
  6. "Iran's Cinematic Revolution". The Daily Beast.
  7. "Must-see foreign documentaries". by Don Marshall for the Deseret News Jan. 15 2010
  8. Kick in Iran | Variety
  9. "5 Best Iran Documentaries". Screen Junkies, March 26 by Andrea Miller
  10. "Sundance: Muezzins and mohawks". By Ben Fulton, The Salt Lake Tribune
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