Documentary | 2015-2020 | ZDF [de] | Coming of Age, Sport | Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Greece
Main data
| Director | Mayye Zayed |
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| Production | Rufy's Film [eg], Cleo Media, Jyoti Film GmbH, ZDF / Das kleine Fernsehspiel [de] |
| Distributor | Cleo Media |
Shooting data
| Locations | Alexandria |
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| Filming regions | Egypt |
Project data
| Film financing | |
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| Length of movie | 92 min |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 (1 : 1,78) |
| Sound format | Dolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels) |
Brief synopsis
For over 20 years, Captain Ramadan coached world-class weightlifters in Alexandria, Egypt. A larger-than-life character in his own right, Ramadan led his daughter, one of Egypt’s most famous athletes, Nahla Ramadan, to become a world champion, and trained Abeer Abdel Rahman, the first Arab woman to become a two-time Olympic medalist. Mayye Zayed’s observational documentary dives into the training of Ramadan’s new protégé: the determined Zebiba (which means “raisin”), who dreams of lifting on the level of Captain’s past stars.
(https://www.tiff.net/events/lift-like-a-girl)
(https://www.tiff.net/events/lift-like-a-girl)
Awards
| Award winner | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayye Zayed | GUKIFF [kr] | Winner |
| Mayye Zayed | The Critics Awards for Arab Films | Winner |
| Mayye Zayed | DOK Leipzig [de] | Winner |
| Mayye Zayed | Cairo Int. Film Festival [eg] | Winner |
| Mayye Zayed | Cairo Int. Film Festival [eg] | Winner |