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6.0/10 • 10

2023-10-261h 59m

Drama

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their chances of asylum, he breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club. As the rumors start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.

Directors
Milad Alami
Writters
Milad Alami
Editors
Milad Alami, Olivia Neergaard-Holm

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  1. Payman Maadi

    Payman Maadi

    Iman

  2. Marall Nasiri

    Marall Nasiri

    Maryam

  3. Björn Elgerd

    Björn Elgerd

    Thomas

  4. Nicole Mehrbod

    Nicole Mehrbod

    Asal

  5. Diana Farzami

    Diana Farzami

    Sahar

  6. Ardalan Esmaili

    Ardalan Esmaili

    Abbas

  7. Magnus Mark

    Magnus Mark

    Foreman

  8. Arvin Kananian

    Arvin Kananian

    Ali

  9. Joonas Saartamo

    Joonas Saartamo

    Coach

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CinemaSerf

May 29, 2024

6/10

"Iman" (Payman Maadi) and his family are living in a Swedish hostel awaiting a decision on their refugee application. Wife "Maryam" (Marall Nasiri) is expecting a baby which is quite a surprise given the two aren't exactly loved-up! Their initial application has been rejected so they must appeal. he comes across as a decent, hard working man and before he took a job delivering pizzas in all weathers, he was a part of the Iranian wrestling team at the Rio Olympiad. He reckons that if he joins a local team, it might earn them some extra brownie points with the immigration authorities. She's less than impressed with this decision, and as he plays more of a part with the team and befriends "Thomas" (Björn Elgerd) we begin to piece together a jigsaw that explains a bit of their hasty flight from home, their strained marriage and the current conflict that neither he nor she can see an easy way out of. On some levels, this works quite well - but there are just too many plot holes and the story evolves in all too bitty a fashion. It doesn't address the elephant in the room directly, but leaves us to make our own assumptions before it ends unsatisfactorily and incompletely. It has a point to make, it just doesn't really make it very forcefully or memorably. It does make you realise just how physical wrestling is, though, but otherwise rather disappoints.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
swedeniranlgbtcloseted homosexualrumorsgay theme