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Release Date:
26 May 2006 (Austria)
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Tagline:
In Iran, All Women Are Banned From Men's Sporting Events
Plot:
Struggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums. full summary | add synopsis
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4 wins
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3 nominations
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(5 articles)
Remains of the Day: Goats, Pumas and Foxes
(From ioncinema. 30 July 2009)
Orange of the Week: Iranian Filmmakers
(From ioncinema. 29 June 2009)
(From ioncinema. 30 July 2009)
Orange of the Week: Iranian Filmmakers
(From ioncinema. 29 June 2009)
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A Surprising Comedy From Jafar Panahi
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sima Mobarak-Shahi | ... | First girl |
| Shayesteh Irani | ... | Smoking girl |
| Ayda Sadeqi | ... | Soccer girl |
| Golnaz Farmani | ... | Girl with tchador |
| Mahnaz Zabihi | ... | Girl disguised as soldier |
| Nazanin Sediq-zadeh | ... | Young girl |
| Melika Shafahi | ||
| Safdar Samandar | ... | Soldier from Azerbaijan |
| Mohammad Kheir-abadi | ... | Soldier from Mashad |
| Masoud Kheymeh-kabood | ... | Soldier from Tehran |
| Mohammed-Reza Gharebaghi | ||
| Hadi Saeedi | ... | Soldier |
| Masoud Gheyas-vand | ||
| Ali Baradari | ... | Bus Passenger |
| Ali Roshan |
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Rated PG for language throughout, and some thematic elements.
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93 min | Germany:88 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
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Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
UK:PG |
Germany:o.Al. |
Sweden:7 |
USA:PG |
Hong Kong:I |
Netherlands:12 |
Australia:PG |
Brazil:12 |
South Korea:All |
Argentina:Atp
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This film just like other films of director, Jafar Panahi is banned in Iran.
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Referenced in "At the Movies: (2006-09-27)" (2006)
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Ey Iran
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Several young Iranian women dress as boys and try to get into a World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain. When they're caught, they're penned in an area where the match remains within earshot, but out of sight. The prisoners plead to be let go, but rules are rules.
Given the pedigree of its director, Jafar Panahi, it was disarming to discover that Offside is a comedy, and a frequently hilarious one. In 1997's The Mirror, Panahi presents two versions of Iranian girlhood and leaves the audience to wonder which one is "real". In 2000's The Circle, several Iranian women step outside the system; their transgressions are different, but they all end up in the same tragic place.
However, thinking now about Offside, it's hard to imagine it as anything other than a comedy, because the situation it presents is so obviously ridiculous. As the women demand to know why they can't watch the soccer match and their captors struggle to answer, the only possible outcome is comedy.
What makes Offside most affecting is that the young women are not portrayed as activists attacking the system. They are simply soccer fans and patriots, and despite the fact that they are clearly being treated unfairly, they never lose their focus on the match and the historic victory that is within their nation's grasp.