Orca (2023)
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.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.iran, imdb.iranian-woman, imdb.islamic-fundamentalist, imdb.women-in-sport, imdb.swimming, imdb.open-water-swimming, imdb.hard-life + 31 more, imdb.iranian-woman-struggling, imdb.south-of-iran, imdb.swimming-record, imdb.guinness-world-record, imdb.friendship, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.conservative-family, imdb.rebellion, imdb.women-seeking-freedom, imdb.women-in-society, imdb.men-dominant-society, imdb.swimming-in-the-sea, imdb.violence, imdb.violence-against-a-woman, imdb.sport-as-opportunity, imdb.freedom, imdb.swimming-under-water, imdb.hope, imdb.fight-for-freedom, imdb.oppressed-woman, imdb.sport-as-hope, imdb.title-directed-by-female, imdb.divorce, imdb.swimmer, imdb.abusive-husband, imdb.domestic-violence, imdb.swimming-pool, imdb.hijab, imdb.sea, mdblist.has-trailer, aspectratio.2-39-1
Production Companies: Andisheh Pardis Jam, Katara Studios
Country: Iran
Production Countries:
Iran,
Qatar
Languages:
Persian
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