Offside
Original title: Afsaid
2006 · 1 h 33 min
Cast
Sima Mobarak-Shahi Shayesteh Irani
Credits
Written by: 
Jafar Panahi
Plot
Young women disguise themselves as boys to get into a football stadium in Tehran for a World Cup qualifier. It won a Silver Bear at Berlin.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jafar Panahi's comedy about girls sneaking into a Tehran football match is warm, funny and subversive. Shot in real time during a World Cup qualifier, it makes a joyous, gently angry point about freedom.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (9,719 votes)
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