Dreamers - People of Light

Xəyalpərəstlər — İşıq İnsanlar

The surreal and the everyday intersect when two visitors from space land in rural Azerbaijan and observe a coach trying to form the country’s first all-female football team.

In Sheki, a remote town in remote town in Azerbaijan, former footballer Mamed dreams of organising the country’s first all-female football team – a bold idea in a deeply traditional community where early marriage is the norm. The unwavering support of his wife Svetlana notwithstanding, Mamed’s vision initially seems impossible. And it’s made all the stranger by the presence of two visiting space travellers who appear keen to be involved. As local girls start their training, they face mounting resistance from a society not quite ready to embrace change. But with each practice and every game, a quiet revolution grows. Blending the surreal and the sincere, this warm-hearted story explores the power of dreams, the strength of women and the magic that can happen when the alien and the ordinary collide.