The first film ever co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli. Tatami is a white-knuckle thriller that throws you onto the mat of the World Judo Championships.

Watch as one woman faces an impossible choice: bow to a dictator’s demands to fake an injury, or fight for the gold and risk her family’s life. With her coach Maryam by her side, the tension ramps up with every match. Intense, relevant, and absolutely riveting, this groundbreaking collaboration proves art can bridge divides.

Winner of the Brian Award at Venice, Best Actress at Tokyo, and the Palm Springs Young Cineastes Award, it is a gripping political drama that will have you cheering for freedom until the very end.

“Both a riveting story of an athlete trying to achieve gold for the first time and a truthful political thriller.” – AWFJ