Offside

In Cinemas: 28/09/2006 Watch Offside trailer

OFFSIDE tells the story of a group of Iranian women who dress as men in order to attend football matches (women are banned from attending football matches in Iran, where it is thought improper that they should mix with men and be exposed to coarse language.). A wonderfully insightful comedy, illustrating contemporary tensions surrounding women's rights in Iran.

Offside

1 minute 40 seconds

Madman Films

Release Date: 28/09/2006
Languages: Farsi
Genre: World Cinema
Subtitles: English subtitles

Directed by Jafar Panahi (THE CIRCLE, CRIMSON GOLD)

"inspired renegade, spontaneous filmmaking with a comic edge" Empire Magazine

"charming" THE GUARDIAN

"excellent and extremely topical" THE OBSERVER

"brilliant... Political cinema is rarely this much fun; films about football never are." THE INDEPENDENT

"funny, enlightening and touching" THE TELEGRAPH

"One of the finest football films ever made...Quite wonderful." EMPIRE

"Hugely entertaining...Exuberantly comic." SIGHT AND SOUND

"Delightful comedy." THE OBSERVER