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Offside

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Since women are banned from soccer matches, Iranian females masquerade as males so they can slip into Tehran's stadium to see the game between Iran and Bahrain. The ones who are caught and arrested are taken to a holding area and guarded by soldiers. One sympathetic soldier agrees to watch the game through a peephole and recount the action to the impatient fans.
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A spirited film that explores gender politics with comedy, intelligence, and a variety of interesting characters.

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Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer 08/04/2007
3.5/4
Exhilarating, exuberant and drolly funny. Go to Full Review
John Monaghan Detroit Free Press 06/15/2007
3/4
The rare Iranian film that is not only thoughtful and thought-provoking but also a lot of fun. Go to Full Review
Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle 06/08/2007
4/5
Its ruminations on secular Iranian nationalism are effectively couched within the characters, and the film, which won the Berlin Film Festival's Silver Bear but is banned in Iran, has a refreshing slyness to it, as if it's getting away with something too. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 12/17/2023
It's frustrating that anyone can't just watch football in a stadium but a gripping film Go to Full Review
Noah Gittell Washington City Paper 02/04/2023
It’s a rich text: a love letter to the people of Iran, a fiercely complex portrayal of systemic misogyny, and a plea to Western countries not to judge the Iranian people by their government. Go to Full Review
Ruhaan Shah Film Companion 05/16/2020
Panahi interweaves their anxiety with the relatable urgency of watching a game. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 7 Funny in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Thematic Elements and Language Throughout!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Persian and American English audio versions with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $179,900.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 08/12/2021 Panahi's guerilla filmmaking (during an actual football match no less) occasionally borders on documentary and gives "Offside" its authenticity, but also deprives it of a more cinematic quality. The importance of the message goes without saying, and it's underlined even further by the gradual change in the soldiers' stance. However, despite a few stand-out moments, the directorial style (or absence thereof), scant script and amateur acting are definitely limiting. See more @MilloTPue 12/03/2019 Almost a documentary, the movie is more important by its social issues than for its cinematographical values. See more 03/21/2019 Not a great movie, lots of holes throughout the plot. Extremely misleading and various pointless scenes in which had no relevance to the movie what so ever. Critics who gave this a 94% shouldn't be reviewing movies See more filippo v 03/08/2017 Con una grande abilità nel mantenere sullo stesso piano tutti i personaggi, questo film iraniano riesce a comunicare il messaggio con grande trasparenza e realismo. Anche se avrei preferito dei mezzi più intelligenti e meno diretti, l'anima che sta alla base del film è totalmente apprezzabile. See more 01/04/2017 Director Jafar Panahi walks the line between fact and fiction with such skill that it is difficult to tell where fact ends and fiction begins. With Offside, he has made a film that is both a disparaging critique of the ban that prevents Iranian women from attending men's sporting events and therefore participating actively in national pride and a celebration of the women who dare to attend anyways. With parts of the film shot during an actual World Cup qualifying match, Offside feels like a documentary, even as the action that unfolds has to have been staged. You feel every moment with the women who have been caught sneaking into the game as they desperately try to catch glimpses of the match. It is amazing to watch their pride for their country, and their determination to show their nationalism, even as their country tries to prevent their participation. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Since women are banned from soccer matches, Iranian females masquerade as males so they can slip into Tehran's stadium to see the game between Iran and Bahrain. The ones who are caught and arrested are taken to a holding area and guarded by soldiers. One sympathetic soldier agrees to watch the game through a peephole and recount the action to the impatient fans.
Director
Jafar Panahi
Producer
Jafar Panahi
Screenwriter
Jafar Panahi, Shadmehr Rastin
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Rating
PG (Some Thematic Elements|Language Throughout)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Persian
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 23, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 30, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$179.9K
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
DTS
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