Nomad girl

Nomad girl
Iran, 2021, 22’
in Farsi/Kurdish w/ Arm./Eng. subtitles

Director and Scriptwriter: Ruhollah Akbari
Cinematographer: Woriya Golzarian
Producers: Ruhollah Akbari, Fatemeh Mohseni
Editor: Kamran Jahedi
Sound: Hasan Mahdavi, Pezhman Razh
Production Company: IRIB/ILAM CENTER

Nomad Girl follows the daughter of one of the nomadic tribes, who, despite all the problems caused by the traditions and common beliefs about girls exercising, achieves much success in kickboxing. She tries to persuade the families of the girls in the area and encourage them to attend training classes in a nomad “black tent”.

Ruhollah Akbari

Born in 1976 in the Ilam province, Ruhollah Akbari is an Iranian director. He has produced and directed many documentary and feature films and gained several prizes from Iranian and international film festivals.

Filmography
Features: I am Shirin, Skeleton, Tuberoses, For Hana. Documentaries: Jalil & Khalil, Nomad Girl, Emilia and…