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Kick in Iran
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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]
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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
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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
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