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90'
Nadia
Running Time: 90'
/ Format: HD
/ Available versions: FR I EN
How can you rebuild yourself when you lose your father and your homeland forever at the age of 8? Nadia Nadim, whose dad was killed by the Taliban in 2000, has embarked on this quest. The young Afghan woman, her 4 sisters, and their mother fled Kabul in the wake of the violence. Like millions of their countrymen, they were ground down by a conflict that has lasted for decades, as Russian and then American forces occupied the country. Today, the Taliban have returned to rule. Football passion is what saved Nadia. She became a striker on the national team of her adoptive land, Denmark, then for the Paris-Saint-Germain women’s team. Nadia, having achieved football stardom, wants to return to Afghanistan, to find out more about her father’s fate. But the country is torn by terrorism as the Taliban and ISIS sow chaos daily. Giving up the trip, Nadia must grieve for another loss. However, she is unsinkable, and has plans for the future: graduate as a reconstructive surgeon and save people.
Directed by Anissa Bonnefont
A FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION in coproduction with ECHO STUDIO STELLA MARIS PICTURES CANAL + with the support of CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L’IMAGE ANIMÉE in association with SG IMAGE 2019 CINEMAGE 15 associated producer PAINTEDCAT PRODUCTIONS produced by MYRIAM WEIL PASCAL BRETON LIONEL UZAN JEAN-FRANÇOIS CAMILLERI RAPHAËL PERCHET written by ANISSA BONNEFONT & EDITH CHAPIN
Original Broadcasters: CANAL+ Creation Originale
Winner of the jury award of the 11mm Football Festival 2022 in Berlin. Nominated in the Highlights’ section of CPH:Dox 2022, the Deauville Green Award 2022, the 2022’ American French Film Festival, the Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival 2022, Al Jazeera Balkans Docs 2022, Bilbao Think Football Film Festival and the International Emmy Awards 2022.