Offside
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.
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Cast
19 people
Sima Mobarak-Shahi
First Girl
Shayesteh Irani
Smoking Girl
Also in
Facing Mirrors
Ayda Sadeqi
Soccer Girl
No other roles listed
Golnaz Farmani
Girl with Tchador
No other roles listed
Mahnaz Zabihi
Girl Disguised as Soldier
No other roles listed
Nazanin Sediq-zadeh
Young Girl
No other roles listed
Safar Samandar
Azari Soldier
No other roles listed
M. Kheyrabadi
Mashadi soldier
No other roles listed
M. Kheymeg Kabood
Tehrani Soldier
No other roles listed
Mohsen Tanabandeh
Ticket Seller
Known for
A Hero
Muhammad: The Messenger of God
Reza Farhadi
Old Man
No other roles listed
M. R. Gharadaghi
Boy with Firecrackers
No other roles listed
Jafar Panahi Director · Shadmehr Rastin Writer Yuval Barazani Composer
Budget $2.5K · United States release May 26, 2006 · Produced in Iran
Box office
Budget
$2,500
Production
Jafar Panahi Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Jafar Panahi Film Productions
Production
Iran
Produced in
Languages
Original title
آفساید
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 2006
Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
United States · May 26, 2006
Theatrical
France
December 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Germany
February 17, 2006 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
June 29, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 8, 2006 · Theatrical
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