Company: Andishe Pardis Jam / Venera Films
Country: I.R. IRAN
Section: DOCUMENTARY – GREAT CHAMPION
Discipline: Martial Arts Wushu
Director: Sahar Mosayebi
Edting: Hamila Moayed
Actors: Documentary Cast: Shahrbanou Mansourian; Elaheh Mansourian; Soheila Mansourian
Photo: Reza Abiyat
Producer: Mahtab Keramati and Tahoora Abolghasemi
Running Time: 87 min
SYNOPSYS:
Shahrbanu, Sohaila and Elaheh Mansourian are three sisters coming from a traditional working-class religious family in Iran. From an early age their father made them work to earn money and support the family. When their father left, they joined the Iranian national Wushu team, winning back-to-back championships starting to see a brighter future. Shahrbanu is the women’s world record holder for gold medals; Elaheh is the only Wushu fighter in the lower weights to beat a Chinese opponent in the finals and Soheila holds two world championship medals.