Khartoum Offside

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Khartoum Offside, is a 2019 Sudanese movie, directed by Marwa Zein, and starring Elham Balatone, Nedal Fadlallah, Fatma Gaddal. with a runtime of 75 minutes.

Overview

Khartoum Offside is a documentary film that follows an extraordinary group of young women in Sudan's capital who are determined to play football professionally despite a ban imposed by the country's Islamic military government. Filmed intimately over several years, the documentary tracks their courageous struggle to win official recognition for Sudan's national women's football team — a fight made more bitter by the revelation that the National Football Federation receives FIFA funds earmarked for women's football while continuing to marginalize these players. The film captures the full emotional arc of their journey — from crushing setbacks to a new spark of hope when federation elections hint at the possibility of real systemic change.

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