Opponent (2023)
October 26, 2023Release Date
Opponent (2023)
October 26, 2023Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Payman Maadi
Iman
Marall Nasiri
Maryam
Björn Elgerd
Thomas
Nicole Mehrbod
Asal
Diana Farzami
Sahar
Ardalan Esmaili
Abbas
Magnus Mark
Foreman
Arvin Kananian
Ali
Joonas Saartamo
Coach
Roy Nehme
Man Stabbing Himself
Sonja Lindblom
Handyman
Maria Norgren
Staff
Filip Slotte
Thomas Friend
Ahmed Abdullahi
Motaz
Sanaz Shirzad
Singing Girl
Miran Korkmaz
Gambler
Leyla Aksoy
Girl Playing the Piano
Helya Beikzadeh
Girl's Mother
Amirali Abanzad
Girl's Father
Milad Alami
Director / Writer
Misagh Alami
Assistant Director
Annika Rogell
Producer
Fredrik Weine Lindgren
Digital Imaging Technician
Magnus Lundman
Location Scout / Location Manager
Amanda Nilsson
Location Assistant
Lukas Grundberg
Location Manager / Craft Service
Thomas Øyjordsbakken
Production Design
Hampus Brink
Second Assistant Camera
Atli Kristófer Pétursson
First Assistant Camera
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Casting Director
Peter Eile
Grip
Sami Suonperä
Production Runner
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 26, 2023
Original NameMotståndaren
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 59m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Opponent (Swedish: Motståndaren; Persian: دشمن) 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 (Marall Nasiri) and their daughters Asal (Nicole Mehrbod) and Sahar (Diana Farzami). 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.
The cast also includes Björn Elgerd, Amirali Abanzad, Ahmed Abdullahi, Robin Ahlqvist, Leyla Aksoy, Anton Andersson, William Arvidsson, Helya Beikzadeh, Anton Carlsson, Ardalan Esmaili, Diana Farzami, Sevin Fidan, Anton Jalneskog, Jonatan Jednell, Tobias Johansson, Arvin Kananian and Max Karlsson.
It was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.