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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (2006)
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Setting
Set in Tehran
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mahmoud Kalari
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Shadmehr RastinWriter
- Jafar PanahiWriter
- Original title
- آفساید
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 26, 2006
- Original language
- Persian
- Budget
- $2.5K
- Countries
- Iran
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Cast
- Sima Mobarak-ShahiFirst Girl
- Shayesteh IraniSmoking Girl
- Ayda SadeqiSoccer Girl
- Golnaz FarmaniGirl with Tchador
- Mahnaz ZabihiGirl Disguised as Soldier
- Nazanin Sediq-zadehYoung Girl
- Safar SamandarAzari Soldier
- M. KheyrabadiMashadi soldier
- M. Kheymeg KaboodTehrani Soldier
Mohsen TanabandehTicket Seller- Reza FarhadiOld Man
- M. R. GharadaghiBoy with Firecrackers
- Karim KhobadandehlooSoldier
- Hadi SaeediSoldier
- Mohammad Mokhtar AzadHaji
- Ali RoshanpourBus Passenger
- Ali BaradariBus Passenger
- Reza KheyriBus Passenger
- Masood GhiasvandBlind man
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