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Opponent is a 2023 Swedish-Norwegian drama film written and directed by Milad Alami. The film stars Payman Maadi as Iman, an Iranian man who has moved to Sweden as a refugee with his wife Maryam and their daughters Asal and Sahar. A wrestler in Iran before being forced to escape the country, he turns back to the sport in hopes of speeding up his asylum application by trying out for the Swedish national wrestling team, building toward the revelation that the real reason he was forced to leave Iran was that one of his former teammates outed him to the community as a closeted gay man.
Original Release
03/31/2023
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Payman Maadi | Iman |
| Amirali Abanzad | Flickans pappa |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | Motaz |
| Robin Ahlqvist | Brottare |
| Leyla Aksoy | Flicka som spelar piano |
| Anton Andersson | Brottare |
| William Arvidsson | Brottare |
| Helya Beikzadeh | Flickans mamma |
| Anton Carlsson | Brottare |
| Björn Elgerd | Thomas |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Payman Maadi | Iman |
| Amirali Abanzad | Flickans pappa |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | Motaz |
| Robin Ahlqvist | Brottare |
| Leyla Aksoy | Flicka som spelar piano |
| Anton Andersson | Brottare |
| William Arvidsson | Brottare |
| Helya Beikzadeh | Flickans mamma |
| Anton Carlsson | Brottare |
| Björn Elgerd | Thomas |
| Ardalan Esmaili | Abbas |
| Diana Farzami | Sahar |
| Sevin Fidan | Bebis |
| Anton Jalneskog | Brottare |
| Jonatan Jednell | Brottare |
| Louise Johansson | Cleaning lady |
| Tobias Johansson | Brottare |
| Arvin Kananian | Ali |
| Max Karlsson | Brottare |
| Miran Korkmaz | Spelande man |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Maja Brantås | Producer |
| Anna Croneman | Producer |
| Peter Possne | Producer |
| Annika Rogell | Producer |
| Ruben Thorkildsen | Producer |
| Sandra Warg | Producer |
| Stinna Lassen | Producer |
