Synopsis
This documentary which took place during the four years of 2016-2020, follows the story of young girls who want to play wrestling in their favorite sport, but in the patriarchal and religious society of Iran, it is not possible for girls to enter the masculine realm of wrestling. The World Federation forces Iran to launch wrestling for women. Iran is trying to launch this sport in a formal and controlled way with a special type of Islamic clothing for women.
The reception of more than a thousand women in this field surprises everyone. Women are at the peak of international brilliance in this field and surprise everyone with their successes. At the same time, an Iranian male wrestler is forced to lose intentionally for not competing with an Israeli wrestler. The news of this incident creates an international crisis for Iranian wrestling. The only women’s wrestling defender who was the president of the federation resigns in protest of the ban on wrestling with the Israeli opponent. The girls are losing their biggest supporter, and they will have to wait until the next election to see if the next president will support them. Elections are held and there is no good news for girls, women’s wrestling is sidelined and suspended, but women start working and realize their dreams, they do not return to the Aladdin lamp.
Director
Mojgan Ilanlou was born in 1971 in Tehran, Iran. She graduated with a Master of Arts from University of Tehran and she is a member of the Iranian Documentary Filmmakers Society. Her filmography includes: The Garden is Thirsty (2007), Sky is Safe (2009), Hunter is the best follower (2012), Right to be Wrong (2015) and Like a Woman (2017).
