Berlin & Beyond - Football Under Cover
Castro Theatre San Francisco, CA
Teheran in April 2006. Irans national womens team and a local Berlin womens football team are playing their first official friendly match before a crowd of more than a thousand cheering women. The atmosphere at the stadium is electric and super-charged with girl power. Outside the stadium, a few men peer through the fencing, trying to catch a glimpse of the proceedings, because today, men are barred from the game. It has taken the young women of both teams a whole year of bitter struggle to get where they are today, a struggle against testosterone, arbitrariness and oppression. Iranian player Niloofar who, as she says, does whatever she wants, dreams of Beckham and helps Marlene from Kreuzberg plan the big event and understand the Iranian codes of behaviour. Filmmakers Najafi and Assman succeed in making much more than just a soccer film, they show how the persistence and shared passions of the two teams from different parts of the world translate into an inter-cultural victory of Yes We Can!
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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December 01, 2008 |
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| Sales have ended for this event. Tickets may still be available at the door. |
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| Start: | Wednesday Jan 21, 2009 12:00 PM | | End: | Wednesday Jan 21, 2009 1:26 PM |
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro & Market
San Francisco, CA 94114
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