Offside (2006)

Original title

آفساید

Directed by

Jafar Panahi

Genre

drama film, comedy film, association football film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

0

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 137 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of young women try to sneak into a stadium in Iran to watch a World Cup qualifying soccer match. They are caught and detained by security forces for breaking the law that bans women from attending games.

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What happens

Offside (Persian: آفساید) is a 2006 Iranian political comedy-drama film directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is about a group of girls who try to watch a World Cup qualifying match but are forbidden by law because of their gender. Female fans are not allowed to enter football stadiums in Iran on the grounds that there will be a high risk of violence or verbal abuse against them. The film was inspired by the director's daughter, who decided to attend a game anyway. The film was shot in Iran but its screening is banned there. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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