Offside

Story

Synopsis

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

Jafar Panahi

Writers

Jafar Panahi, Shadmehr Rastin

Language

Persian

Country

Iran

Release date

26 May 2006

Budget

$2,500

Ensemble

Cast

• Sima Mobarak-Shahi

  First Girl

• Shayesteh Irani

  Smoking Girl

• Ayda Sadeqi

  Soccer Girl

• Golnaz Farmani

  Girl with Tchador

• Mahnaz Zabihi

  Girl Disguised as Soldier

• Nazanin Sediq-zadeh

  Young Girl

• Safar Samandar

  Azari Soldier

• M. Kheyrabadi

  Mashadi soldier

• M. Kheymeg Kabood

  Tehrani Soldier

• 

  Mohsen Tanabandeh

  Ticket Seller

• Reza Farhadi

  Old Man

• M. R. Gharadaghi

  Boy with Firecrackers