Kick in Iran is a feature documentary by Fatima Geza Abdollahyan.Kick in Iran - Identity Theory It portrays Taekwondo fighter Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri on her way to the Olympic Games 2008, in Beijing.Kick in Iran - Film Review - The Hollywood Reporter"Kick In Iran". Screen Daily, 26 January 2010 | By David D'Arcy (paywall) Sara Khoshjamal Fekri is the first female athlete from Iran to ever qualify directly for the Olympic Games."Iranian taekwondo star in spotlight at Sundance". The Independent, 31 January 2010
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."Kick in Iran – Review". SLUG Magazine, By Jimmy Martin January 24, 2010"Iran's Cinematic Revolution". The Daily Beast. They work hard as they prepare to represent the Islamic Republic of Iran as female Taekwondo-fighters."Must-see foreign documentaries". by Don Marshall for the Deseret News Jan. 15 2010
Kick in Iran portrays day-to-day life in the Iran for two women while wearing both the hijab and the dobok.Kick in Iran | Variety
Festivals Sundance Film Festival 2010 (world premiere), USA"5 Best Iran Documentaries". Screen Junkies, March 26 by Andrea Miller"Sundance: Muezzins and mohawks". By Ben Fulton, The Salt Lake Tribune 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
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Official website Trailer, YouTube