

The Recess
Inspired by the tragic death of Sahar Khodayari known as Blue Girl in Iran.
Sahar a 17 year old student is determined to skip high school during the recess to attend the football stadium to watch the football match between Esteghlal F.C. vs. Al-Ain as part of AFC Champions League against the national ban on women to enter football stadiums in Iran.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- stadium
- controversy
- football (soccer)
- human rights
- gender disguise
- self immolation
- blue girl
- sahar khodayari
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereGOxford Film Festival24 Mar 2021
ChileCL
- PremiereFestival Internacional de Cine de Lebu14 Mar 2021
SpainES
- PremiereAPTAFestival de Cine de Alicante31 May 2021
TürkiyeTR
- PremiereIzmir Short Film Festival4 Nov 2020
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The Recess was released on 4 November 2020.
Audience reviews
1- R
ramin.vahidzadeh@gmail.com
5/21/2021
"The Recess" is a short film of high value that gives the audience a good understanding of a tragic story based on true events; a true story with a missing point of beginning, a story no one knows the real facts behind it. The movie puts emphasis and stress on the smallest details of a sensitive situation. The dialogues between the four students (Sahar, Aida, Tahoora and Sara) are perfectly written, which is unparal…
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