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The Recess

The Recess

9,5 /10 (2 Votes)
2020 FA 12 min

Overview

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.

Release date

04/11/2020

Votes

2

Popularity

0.2

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

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

زنگ تفریح

Language

FA

Runtime

12 min

Budget

$10,000

Website

navidazad.com

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ramin.vahidzadeh@gmail.com

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 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 …

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