| Director: | Guy Nattiv, Zar Amir Ebrahimi |
|---|---|
| Production: | Keshet Studios (Mandy Tagger, Adi Ezroni), New Native Pictures (Jaime Ray Newman, Guy Nattiv) |
| Running Time: | 105’ |
| Language: | English, Farsi |
| Country: | Georgia, USA |
| Main Cast: | Arienne Mandi, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Jaime Ray Newman, Ash Goldeh |
| Screenplay: | Guy Nattiv, Elham Erfani
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| Cinematographer: | Todd Martin |
| Editor: | Yuval Orr |
| Production Designer: | Sofia Kharebashvili, Tamar Guliashvili |
| Costume Designer: | Sopo Iosebidze |
| Music: | Dascha Dauenhauer |
| Sound: | Ronen Nagel |
| Visual Effects: | Yaron Yashinski Studio |
Cinema
Tatami
Orizzonti
Synopsis
Midway through the Judo World Championships, Iranian female judo fighter Leila and her coach Maryam receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, lest she be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold. Tatami is the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker.
Directors' Statements
It is a tremendous honour to be collaborating with these true creative forces of nature—Zar, Arienne, and Elham—bringing this important story to life. It’s more than a movie to us. It’s a creative statement to the world as thousands of innocent Iranian people are paying with their lives for freedom.
Guy Nattiv
The story we’re telling in this film is the story of too many Iranian athletes who lost their lifetime opportunities, sometimes forced to leave their country and beloved ones because of the conflict between systems and governments. May this artistic and cinematographic collaboration with Guy be a tribute to them, beyond frenzies of blind hatred and mutual destruction.
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: Mandy Tagger, Adi Ezroni - Keshet Studios
6922 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 950
90036 - Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Tel. +1 3234520619
Mandy.Tagger@Keshet-tv.com
http://www.keshetinternational.com
PRODUCTION 2: Jaime Ray Newman, Guy Nattiv - New Native Pictures
2425 Michigan Ave
90404 – Santa Monica, United States of America
Tel. +1 4244031543
jaimeray@gmail.com
WORLD SALES: Maya Amsellem - WestEnd Films
99 Kenton Road
HA3 0AN – Harrow, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7973621240
maya@westendfilms.com
http://www.westendfilms.com
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Antonio Medici - Bim Distribuzione
Via Lorenzo Magalotti 15
00197 – Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 063211984
amedici@bimfilm.com
http://www.bimfilm.com
PRESS OFFICE: Gordon Spragg, Laurin Dietrich, Michael Arnon - WOLF Consultants
hello@wolf-con.com
www.wolf-con.com
ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Maria Rosaria Giampaglia, Mario Locurcio
Tel. +39 3498696141
Tel. +39 3358383364
scrivi@emmeperdue.com
