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Tatami (2024)

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Tatami (2024)

Overview

Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
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Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Islam: Negative

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly critiques an authoritarian regime's political and gender-based oppression, championing individual freedom and human rights through an athlete's courageous defiance against systemic control. It highlights the struggle for personal integrity against state manipulation in international sports.

The film features a diverse cast that authentically represents its cultural setting. Its narrative strongly critiques oppressive systems and champions individual agency, particularly through the experiences of a female athlete challenging established power structures.

Secondary

The film depicts the Iranian state's use of religious doctrine to enforce oppressive policies, particularly against women and athletes. The narrative highlights how these religiously-justified rules restrict individual freedom and create moral dilemmas for characters, presenting the institutional application of Islam as a tool for control and hypocrisy.

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Tatami, 2024, does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's storyline centers on an Iranian judoka and her coach challenging the regime's demands during an international competition. The narrative explores political defiance and personal integrity, without any elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Tatami does not feature characters whose on-screen gender deviates from a previously established canonical, historical, or widely recognized portrayal. No instances of gender swapping are present within the film's narrative.

Tatami is an original film and does not adapt characters from existing source material or historical records with previously established racial identities. Consequently, no instances of race swapping are present.

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.7

Critic Ratings

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9.4
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7.7

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