Opponent (2023)

1h 59m
Running Time

October 26, 2023
Release Date

Opponent (2023)

1h 59m
Running Time

October 26, 2023
Release Date

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Plot.

In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their chances of asylum, he breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club. As the rumors start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.

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Cast & Crew.

Joonas Saartamo

Joonas Saartamo

Coach

Roy Nehme

Roy Nehme

Man Stabbing Himself

Sonja Lindblom

Sonja Lindblom

Handyman

Maria Norgren

Maria Norgren

Staff

Filip Slotte

Filip Slotte

Thomas Friend

Ahmed Abdullahi

Ahmed Abdullahi

Motaz

Sanaz Shirzad

Sanaz Shirzad

Singing Girl

Miran Korkmaz

Miran Korkmaz

Gambler

Leyla Aksoy

Leyla Aksoy

Girl Playing the Piano

Helya Beikzadeh

Helya Beikzadeh

Girl's Mother

Amirali Abanzad

Amirali Abanzad

Girl's Father

Milad Alami

Milad Alami

Director / Writer

Misagh Alami

Misagh Alami

Assistant Director

Annika Rogell

Annika Rogell

Producer

Fredrik Weine Lindgren

Fredrik Weine Lindgren

Digital Imaging Technician

Magnus Lundman

Magnus Lundman

Location Scout / Location Manager

Amanda Nilsson

Amanda Nilsson

Location Assistant

Lukas Grundberg

Lukas Grundberg

Location Manager / Craft Service

Thomas Øyjordsbakken

Thomas Øyjordsbakken

Production Design

Hampus Brink

Hampus Brink

Second Assistant Camera

Atli Kristófer Pétursson

Atli Kristófer Pétursson

First Assistant Camera

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Casting Director

Peter Eile

Peter Eile

Grip

Sami Suonperä

Sami Suonperä

Production Runner

Details.

Release Date
October 26, 2023

Original Name
Motståndaren

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 59m

Genres

Last updated:

This Movie Is About.

lgbt
gay theme
sweden
iran
closeted homosexual
rumors

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.

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