Opponent is a 2023 Swedish-Norwegian drama film written and directed by Milad Alami. The film stars Payman Maadi as Iman, an Iranian man who has moved to Sweden as a refugee with his wife Maryam and their daughters Asal and Sahar. A wrestler in Iran before being forced to escape the country, he turns back to the sport in hopes of speeding up his asylum application by trying out for the Swedish national wrestling team, building toward the revelation that the real reason he was forced to leave Iran was that one of his former teammates outed him to the community as a closeted gay man, which carries the penalty of execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Opponent (2023)
Directed by Milad Alami
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2023 Release, Coming Out, Cultural Clash, Death Penalty, Directed By Milad Alami, Gay Character, Gay-Related, Human Rights, Iran, Iranian Immigrant, Refugee Story, Swedish National Wrestling Team, Swedish-Norwegian Film, Wrestling
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Subject: about refugees
Alternate Titles
Adversaire
FR
Doshman
IR
Ellenfél
HU
Motståndaren
DE, JP, SE
Oponent
PL
Opponent
AU, CA, DK, IE, IT, MX, ES, GB, US
Αντίπαλος
GR
Противник
RU