"Football Under Cover" makes a statement for the passion of women's soccer

Director Ayat Najafi's movie, "Foootball Under Cover, " premiered at the 2008 Berlinale on Feb 10, 2008. The Hollywood Reporter reviewed it in today's online edition (Football Under Cover- Bottom Line: Girls' soccer team enjoys a level playing field in Iran).

Although I've not seem the film, I've spent some time reviewing the promo materials, watching what clips I could get my hands on and reading about the game. The film, which is about a "friendly match" between a local Berlin girls soccer team and the Iranian national women's team addresses truly plays to the Iranian woman's struggle for freedom, aspirations and dreams. The game was an enormous challenge to stage and ran into many stumbling political roadblocks. But, the successful play of this game, at which only women were allowed to attend, makes a statement that nothing is impossible in or with women's soccer.

The film releases to cinemas in Germany on Apr 10, 2008. In the United States, we'll probably be lucky to find it on DVD within the year.