Orca
6.5
“Her life. Her freedom.”
Elham is a young, divorced Iranian woman. Seeking to find herself after a near-fatal beating by her husband, she finds solace and salvation in the water and soon makes her mark as a formidable endurance swimmer. In the fight of her life, Elham faces political, religious, and personal obstacles in search of her goal: the Guinness World Record for swimming the longest distance with hands bound.
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Cast
21 people
Taraneh Alidoosti
Elham
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Mahtab Keramati
Nazar Abadi
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Masoud Karamati
Saeed
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Mahtab Nasirpour
Maahal
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Hassan Zarei
Mohebbi
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Fatemeh Neyshaboori
Mrs. Amiri
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Kazem Ebrahimzadeh Bedayati
Coach
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Ahmad Kazemi
Jaber
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Atiyeh Ghobeyshavi
Jaber's Wife
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Armik Gharibian
Azar
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Sepideh Alaei
Yeganeh
Fatameh Ramesh
Ahook
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Sahar Mosayebi Director · Tala Motazedi Writer Rouzbeh Rayga Cinematographer
United States release September 1, 2023 · Produced in Iran, Qatar · Production Katara Studios, Blue Fox Entertainment
Production
Andisheh Pardis Jam
Production
Katara Studios
Production
Blue Fox Entertainment
Production
Iran · Qatar
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Languages
Original title
اورکا
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Qatar · November 10, 2021
Premiere · Ajyal Film Festival
United States · September 1, 2023
Limited theatrical
Germany
January 11, 2024 · Theatrical
Iran
October 7, 2023 · Unofficial Release in Telegram channels
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