2013 | 78min & 52min | CONTRAIMAGE & AL-JAZEERA
A handful of young Iranian wrestlers dream of becoming the next Olympic champions, however it is not just the championships they have to wrestle their way through but the realities of their lives.
Documentary
2013 | 78min & 52min | CONTRAIMAGE & AL-JAZEERA
A handful of young Iranian wrestlers dream of becoming the next Olympic champions, however it is not just the championships they have to wrestle their way through but the realities of their lives.
FESTIVALS:
WINNER of MERIT at FFD 2014 ( Indonesia ) | WINNER of BEST DOCUMENTARY at Lake Champlain Int. Film Fest 2014 (US) | WINNER of BEST STORY & NOMINATED for BEST DIRECTOR at Noor Film Fest 2014 (US) | American Documentary Film Festival 2015 | Big Sky Documentary FF 2015 | 12th Maailma Film Fest 2015 | Social Justice Film Fest 2014 (US) | Fajr Film Festival 2013 (Iran) | PENN Middle East Film Fest 2015
YEAR: 2013
DIRECTOR: Nima Shayeghi
WRITER: Nima Shayeghi
STARRING: David Alamouti | Golriz Kolahi | Nima Shayeghi | Siamak Shayeghi
CINEMATOGRAPHERS: Roger Eaton | Iraj Haghighipour