Offside
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- Synopsis
- A handful of girls struggle to make their way into the man's world of an Iranian soccer stadium in this comedy from writer and director Jafar Panahi. World Cup season is just around the corner, and Iran's team is playing a game against Bahrain that ......
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- Director(s)
- Jafar Panahi
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 99 min.
Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites
It's a sports film unlike any other, and a political film that makes the personal profound.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Jafar Panahi's wonderfully funny, outspoken shaggy-dog story, a light counterweight to his sadder 2000 feminist drama "The Circle."Read the full review
Boston Globe | Janice PageAdd Critic to Favorites
As funny as it is sharp.Read the full review
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Turin calls for festival action on Iran
11/15/09 Mounting tensions between Iranian artists and the country's authorities have found a flashpoint at the Turin Film Festival, which has launched an appeal for fests around the world to take action against recent travel bans. | Variety -
Film: Newswire:Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi reportedly arrested
07/30/09 Multiple sources are reporting this morning that acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was arrested earlier today in Tehran, along with his wife and daughter, while they participated in public mourning for slain election protestors. | The A.V. Club