After being forced to leave Iran, Iman lives in a refugee facility with his family. Their bleak existence consists of constant moves and the long wait to be granted a visa. In an attempt at ensuring their future in Sweden, Iman returns to wrestling despite having promised his wife that he wouldn’t. It is a decision that not only brings physical pain but also opens up wounds in his soul. A psychological drama about a man caught between suppressed desires and his duty to his family, Opponent takes an incisive look at questions of uprootedness, freedom, and tolerance. Milad Alami’s second feature impressed audiences at the Berlinale thanks to its economical storytelling and an excellent performance by Payman Maadi (A Separation, 2011).
Kamila Dolotina
118 min / Color, DCP
Director Milad Alami
/ Screenplay Milad Alami
/ Dir. of Photography Sebastian Winterø
/ Music Jon Ekstrand, Carl-Johan Sevedag
/ Sound Andreas Franck
/ Editor Olivia Neergaard-Holm
/ Art Director Thomas Øyjordsbakken
/ Producer Annika Rogell
/ Production Tangy
/ Coproduction Filmpool Nord, Film I Väst, Sveriges Television, Ape & Bjørn
/ Cast Payman Maadi, Arvin Kananian, Ardalan Esmaili
/ Sales Indie Sales
Milad Alami (1982, Tehran). Selected filmography: Nothing Can Touch Me (Intet kan røre mig, 2011, short), Mommy (2012, short), Void (2014, short), Mini (2015, short), The Charmer (Charmøren, 2017), Opponent (Motståndaren, 2023).
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