Kick in Iran

Kick in Iran is a feature documentary by Fatima Geza Abdollahyan. It portrays Taekwondo fighter Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri on her way to the Olympic Games 2008, in Beijing. Sara Khoshjamal Fekri is the first female athlete from Iran to ever qualify directly for the Olympic Games.

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. They work hard as they prepare to represent the Islamic Republic of Iran as female Taekwondo-fighters.

Kick in Iran portrays day-to-day life in the Iran for two women while wearing both the hijab and the dobok.

Festivals

 * Sundance Film Festival 2010 (world premiere), USA
 * 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