Fresh
Exhilarating, exuberant and drolly funny.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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Offside
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.
Director and cast
- Jafar Panahi Director
- Sima Mobarak-Shahi as First Girl
- Shayesteh Irani as Smoking Girl
- Ayda Sadeqi as Soccer Girl
- Golnaz Farmani as Girl with Tchador
- Mahnaz Zabihi as Girl Disguised as Soldier
- Nazanin Sediq-zadeh Cast
- Safar Samandar Cast
- M. Kheyrabadi Cast
- M. Kheymeg Kabood Cast
- Mohsen Tanabandeh Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The rare Iranian film that is not only thoughtful and thought-provoking but also a lot of fun.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
Offside is a slow slog through bloated scenes with little happening. Framed and shot like a crude documentary, it proceeds in long, clunky takes, as if an editor couldn't be bothered.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Humanizes the Iranians and shows that they're just as crazy about their sports as Westerners, if not more. If anything, it proves that soccer is truly an international language, providing an arena where anyone can communicate.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Fresh
A sociopolitical parable about women's rights in Iran doesn't sound like a thigh-slapper, but Offside scores a lot of laughs while making its ideological points.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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