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Film Review | ‘Tatami’

JL;DR SUMMARY "Tatami," a film co-directed by Israeli Guy Nattiv and Iranian Zar Amr Ebrahimi, explores the intersection of sport and geopolitics through the story of Leila Hosseini, an Iranian judoka facing a moral dilemma at the World Judo Championship. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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JudoIranAuthoritarianismGeopoliticsInternational RelationsResistanceSportsSports CinemaCross Cultural Collaboration

Places mentioned

Tbilisi, Georgia
"The bus arrives at the World Judo Championship, in the Georgian city of Tbilisi."
Iran
"The athletes are the Iranian national team, led by top judoka Leila Hosseini (Arienne Mandi) and her coach Maryam."
Israel
"Her bosses want Leila to drop out of the competition rather than face the Israeli, or the occupying regime as the voice on the other end of the phone puts it."
Tehran, Iran
"Theyre on the phone calling from Tehran."
France
"The story also reflects the real life story of Ebrahami, who faced horrific shaming and punishment by the Iranian regime and now lives and works in exile in France."
New York City, New York, United States
"Tatami is opening in select cities, including New York City, on Friday, June 13."

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