Film Review: Opponent is a slow-burning drama that explores a complex masculinity

"...battling the uncertainty, claustrophobia, and boredom of the refugee experience and trying to disentangle red tape of bureaucracy, and all the while attempting to tamp down his true sexuality..."
Film Review: Opponent is a slow-burning drama that explores a complex masculinity

Opponent follows Iman (Payman Maadi), an Iranian man who is seeking refugee in Sweden

Fri, 12 Apr, 2024 - 15:00

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