El Documental del mes - THIN ICE - el Documental del mes

Ever since the army introduced ice hockey in the Indian province of Ladakh, this sport has been dominated by men. In 2005, a group of girls decide they also have the right to participate in the national championship. In order to achieve this, Dolkar, a young Buddhist woman and her girlfriends have to organize themselves and create all that is needed from scratch, everything from ice hockey skates and sticks to the very ice they skate on. They even travel over the mountain to a Muslim village in the Himalayas to recruit other girls and create a joint team.

Putting aside their religious differences, Buddhist and Muslim girls add their efforts and fight for their rights both on the ice and beside the rink, challenging the men of the Winter Sports Club, and demonstrating that they are capable of playing and competing in this sport.

Håkan Berthas studied photography and film at the New York International Centre of Photography. He took a Master Class in documentary film at the Dramatic Institute in Stockholm. For twenty years, he has worked as a photographer (film, television and still) and has made documentaries such as Nabila, awarded in Amsterdam, Berlin, Strasbourg and Stockholm.

Big Mike (2004)

Nabila (2003), awarded, among others, with the Youth Award at IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam) and the Europe Award

Swedish Sorcerers (2000)

Atom by Atom (1999), awarded in Milan and Paris

Look at Me (1999)

Get a Life (1998)