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Submissions for Best International Feature (Academy Awards 2024)

Motståndaren

2023

Milad Alami

Peyman Moaadi, Marall Nasiri, Arvin Kananian, Ardalan Esmaili ...

6.3

657

Drama Iman is a champion wrestler who is forced to leave Iran for Sweden with his family because of a devastating rumor. Fulfilling a promise he made to his wife, and convinced that he will have more numbers to gain political asylum, Iman joins the local wrestling club. But as the rumors begin to resurface, fear and despair begin to grip him.

	Media	Author	Review
		Allan Hunter Screendaily	"A taut, timely tale of an Iranian refugee in Sweden which reflects much wider issues around freedom and tolerance"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A heat source in a snowbound landscape (...) This is a distinctive refugee drama that finds power in the personal. It demands to be seen for Maadi's performance alone"
		Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Impressive drama about an Iranian refugee in limbo in Sweden (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"A sharp, stressful social thriller (...) 'A Separation' star Payman Maadi gives another riveting, on-edge performance in this promise-fulfilling second feature from Swedish-Iranian helmer Milad Alami"
		Marco Vito Oddo Collider	"Gripping drama explores masculinity and family amidst the refugee crisis"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Maadi himself brings a fierce and muscular intelligence to the part (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa	"The more intriguing themes in this picture often remain ambiguous, keeping the viewer on their toes as they explore the world of the main character, carried with intensity and nuance by 'A Separation's' Payman Maadi"
			Selected by Sweden to represent the country at the 2024 Oscar Awards.

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