“Football Under Cover”: Documentary about women’s football (soccer) in Iran
November 18, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under Feminism, Soccer, Sports Programs, Sportsmanship, inspiration
A new documentary (released this year) discusses the reality of women’s soccer players in Iran.
The plot: An amateur female soccer team from Berlin goes on a nerve-wracking journey trying to carry out the first female soccer match in the history of Iran. And it happens in front of over 1,000 cheering female fans.
According to Cinema Without Borders, Football Under Cover won two prizes in Berlin film festival, The TEDDY for the Best Documentary Film and VOLKSWAGEN Audience Award.
This documentary has been capturing attention across continents. For example, check out this NPR article. Also, popular soccer blog, The Global Game has even featured information about this movie.
Can anyone figure out where we can see it? I’d love to view this.
Check out the trailer below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyMc0bW_b8M
