• ROGAŠKA SLATINA HALL, Wednesday 17. June 2026

Dandelion’s Girl unfolds in two layers. On the surface, it tells the story of a young girl who dreams of playing football. She joins a team as a goalkeeper, determined to prove herself. But when a boy pushes her into the goalpost, she collapses, and everyone believes she is dead. His wealthy father bribes everyone to cover up the truth. Yet, in an act of defiance, the boy eventually stands up against his father and admits what really happened. In the end, the girl rises, revealing she was never truly defeated.

Beneath this story lies a deeper truth—one that echoes the tragedy of Mahsa Amini, a young woman whose death at the hands of the authorities sparked the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran. The film reflects the brutal attempts to conceal injustice, the courage of the younger generation to resist oppression, and the unwavering hope that, no matter how dark the times, there will always be those who stand against tyranny. And in such moments, miracles happen.