Offside

May 26, 2006

1h 33m

★ 6.9

Overview

During the 2006 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain, numerous young women are caught and rounded up for dressing as men so they could gain access to the game. Guarded by several soldiers in a holding pen, the women attempt to keep updated on the score.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Jafar Panahi Productions

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Cast

First Girl

Sima Mobarak-Shahi

Smoking Girl

Shayesteh Irani

Soccer Girl

Ayda Sadeqi

Girl with Tchador

Golnaz Farmani

Girl Disguised as Soldier

Mahnaz Zabihi

Young Girl

Nazanin Sediq-zadeh

Azari Soldier

Safar Samandar

Mashadi soldier

M. Kheyrabadi

Tehrani Soldier

M. Kheymeg Kabood

Ticket Seller

Mohsen Tanabandeh

Old Man

Reza Farhadi

Boy with Firecrackers

M. R. Gharadaghi

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