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Iranian Documentary About Teen Girl Thai Boxer ‘Maydegol’ Picked Up by Taskovski Ahead of Berlinale Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Taskovski Films Sales has picked up Iranian documentary 'Maydegol,' which will have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.
The film, directed by Iranian filmmaker Sarvnaz Alambeigi, focuses on an Afghan teenage girl, living with her parents in Iran. The film follows her as she strives to pursue her dream of becoming a professional Muay Thai boxer, despite her family’s conservative mindset, enduring physical abuse, and anti-immigrant sentiments. The film is produced by Alambeigi through Rabison Art Productions in Germany and Katayoon Shahabi at Noori Pictures in France.
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