Because of a rumor, Iman and his family decide to leave their country, Iran. They now live as refugees in a hotel in Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to protect his family and keep his role as the patriarch. Against his wife’s will, he joins a wrestling club, hoping to increase their chance of getting asylum in Europe. When the rumor that drove them out of Iram surfaces again, Iman begins to be dominated by fear and despair.
Presented in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Motståndaren
2022
16 years
119 min.
Fiction
Sweden, Norway
Sweden, Norway, family, family drama, refugees, international festivals
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