Kick-Off
7.4
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.
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Stefano Obino Director · Roser Corella Director
First release March 11, 2025 · Produced in Germany · Languages Kyrgyz, Russian
Production
Moving Mountains Films
Production
Germany
Produced in
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Original language
Kyrgyz
Spoken on screen
Kyrgyz · Russian
Release dates
Greece · March 11, 2025
Premiere · 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Latvia
May 10, 2026 · Premiere · Riga Pasaules Film Festival
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