Laleh

synopsis

"Laleh" is based on a true story of a beautiful, brilliant young Iranian girl Laleh Seddigh, an underdog struggling against all odds to break through the male-dominated sports of the Car Racing clique in Iran. She faced the biggest challenge of her life, not on the race track but on her path to getting there by confronting, old traditions, a suitor from the Silicon Valley, family pressure to get married, backstabbing friends, opponent drivers who ran her off the track, and right-wing politicians. The president of the Car Racing Federation saw her ambition as inappropriate for a woman in an Islamic society, he wanted her to disappear and force her out of car racing. But, she continued her fight against political and professional opposition, even under the threat of her life. However, to her "standing up against injustice is priceless."