Kick in Iran explained

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

External links

• • Official website
• Trailer, YouTube

Notes and References

1. http://www.identitytheory.com/kick-in-iran/ Kick in Iran - Identity Theory
2. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kick-iran-film-review-29214 Kick in Iran - Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter
3. http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/kick-in-iran/5009928.article "Kick In Iran"
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162511/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/iranian-taekwondo-star-in-spotlight-at-sundance-1884647.html "Iranian taekwondo star in spotlight at Sundance"
5. http://www.slugmag.com/festival-coverage/kick-in-iran-review/ "Kick in Iran – Review"
6. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/01/28/irans-cinematic-revolution.html "Iran's Cinematic Revolution"
7. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705358558/Must-see-foreign-documentaries.html?pg=all "Must-see foreign documentaries"
8. https://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/kick-in-iran-1117942000/ Kick in Iran | Variety
9. http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/genres-movies/documentary/5-best-iran-documentaries/ "5 Best Iran Documentaries"
10. http://www.sltrib.com/faith/ci_14240349 "Sundance: Muezzins and mohawks"