Kick-Off
2025 · 77 min
Documentary
In the remote village of Kök-Tash, Kyrgyzstan, where conservative norms confine women to domestic duties, an activist organizes a women's football tournament to challenge these patriarchal traditions. Stunningly filmed, visually captivating, and quite evocative, Kick-Off demonstrates how athletics has the power to break taboos, opposing the norms of traditionalism, while promoting gender quality in rigidly patriarchal societies, where women are left with no choice but to occupy the margins of solely inflexible, highly restrictive roles. Sports and play, being the most natural expression of human joy - unbound by limitations and uncontained, are the best response to the sullen "no's" imposed by any form of oppression.
Crew
- Director Roser Corella
- Director Stefano Obino
- Writer Roser Corella
- Writer Stefano Obino
Crew
- Director — Roser Corella
- Director — Stefano Obino
- Writer — Roser Corella
- Writer — Stefano Obino
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