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The Recess

"Inspired by the tragic death of Sahar Khodayari known as Blue Girl in Iran."

2020-11-04 Drama 12mins

Sahar a 17 year old student is determined to skip high school during the recess to attend the football stadium to watch the football match between Esteghlal F.C. vs. Al-Ain as part of AFC Champions League against the national ban on women to enter football stadiums in Iran.

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Sahar a 17 year old student is determined to skip high school during the recess to attend the football stadium to watch the football match between Esteghlal F.C. vs. Al-Ain as part of AFC Champions League against the national ban on women to enter football stadiums in Iran.

  • Released
    2020-11-04
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $10,000
  • Runtime
    12mins
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, Français, Deutsch, فارسی, Español
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  • Production
    Shamid Films

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Navid Nikkhah Azad
Director
Navid Nikkhah Azad
Writer
Navid Nikkhah Azad
Producer
Keywords:
stadium controversy football (soccer) human rights gender disguise self immolation blue girl sahar khodayari

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Cast

Mojan Kordi

Mojan Kordi
Sahar
Reyhaneh Nabiyan

Reyhaneh Nabiyan
Tahoora
Niloofar Shokouhinia

Niloofar Shokouhinia
Aida
Ghazal Khalili

Ghazal Khalili
Sara

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A Review by ramin.vahidzadeh@gmail.com

Written by ramin.vahidzadeh@gmail.com on 2021-05-21

"The Recess" is a short film of high value that gives the audience a good understanding of a tragic story based on true events; a true story... read more

"The Recess" is a short film of high value that gives the audience a good understanding of a tragic story based on true events; a true story with a missing point of beginning, a story no one knows the real facts behind it. The movie puts emphasis and stress on the smallest details of a sensitive situation. The dialogues between the four students (Sahar, Aida, Tahoora and Sara) are perfectly written, which is unparalleled among Iranian short films, for being so realistic. Director Navid Nikkhah Azad intentionally does not show the real tragedy which happened after school, and this makes the audience not to lose the image of the tragic self-immolation of Sahar Khodayari (Blue Girl) even for a single moment. Even those who have never heard of the tragic incident, can perfectly understand the movie and sympathize with the main character. The viewer is presented with texts explaining that Sahar Khodayari was caught, and later on, a possible sentence of six months in prison awaited her and to protest her sentence, she self-immolated until she eventually died from her injuries.

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A Review by ramin.vahidzadeh@gmail.com

"The Recess" is a short film of high value that gives the audience a good understanding of a tragic story based on true events; a true story with a missing point of beginning, a story no one knows the real facts behind it. The movie puts e...

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A Review by ramin.vahidzadeh@gmail.com

Written by ramin.vahidzadeh@gmail.com on 2021-05-21

"The Recess" is a short film of high value that gives the audience a good understanding of a tragic story based on true events; a true story with a missing point of beginning, a story no one knows the...

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