Fighter (I) (2007)

Aicha, a high-school student, is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school, like her brother Ali. But school doesn't... See full summary »

Director:

Natasha Arthy

Writers:

Nikolaj Arcel, Natasha Arthy,

Stars:

Semra Turan, Nima Nabipour, Cyron Melville

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Semra Turan	...	Aicha Ahman
Nima Nabipour	...	Ali Ahman
Cyron Melville	...	Emil Andersen (as Cyron Bjørn Melville)
Molly Blixt Egelind	...	Sofie
Sadi Tekelioglu	...	Aicha's Father
Behruz Banissi	...	Omar Yüksel
Xian Gao	...	Sifu
Denize Karabuda	...	Aicha's Mother
Ertugrul Yilan	...	Mehmet
Özlem Saglanmak	...	Yasemin
Yüksel Isik	...	Yasemin's father
Nevin Rasmussen	...	Yasemin's mother
Mira Sarah Altshul	...	Fadime Ahman
Frank Thiel	...	Student counselor
Trine Appel	...	Karate coach

Storyline

Aicha, a high-school student, is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school, like her brother Ali. But school doesn't inspire her. Defying her family, Aicha starts secretly training at a professional, co-ed kung fu club. A boy, Emil, helps Aicha train for the club championship and they fall in love. But the rules of life are not as simple as the rules of kung fu, and Aicha is forced to decide who she is and what she wants.

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Plot Keywords:

kung fu | student | championship | training | turkish | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Denmark Sweden

Language:

Danish Turkish English Chinese

Release Date:

14 December 2007 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Aicha

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nimbus Film Productions, Nordisk Film ShortCut, Filmgear

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #38.14 (2007)

User Reviews

Surprisingly beautiful movie

When I went to watch this movie my expectations were really low, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I thought I was going to watch a boring teen-flick, BUT in fact the plot is interesting and well executed, the acting was somewhat convincing - especially from Melville who really shows his talent in this movie, and the fight scenes were - for a low budget movie - very well done .

I think this movie deserves a broader audience than it has received. It is a movie, which can be seen by the whole family - maybe not the smallest of kids, since it contains some rather rough scenes. A movie about love, and the problems that can occur, when you go against your family traditions.

Yes, the movie is very much like "Bend it like Beckham", but I actually think this movie pulls it off better.