Offside - 2006

Offside 2006 Directed by Jafar Panahi آفساید

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.

Country Iran

Production Country Iran

Language Persian

Spoken Language Persian

Gneres Comedy , Drama

Production Company Jafar Panahi Productions

Budget $2,500

Release Date 26 May 2006

93 mins

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

Karim Khobadandehloo Soldier

Hadi Saeedi Soldier

Mohammad Mokhtar Azad Haji

Ali Roshanpour Bus Passenger

Ali Baradari Bus Passenger

Reza Kheyri Bus Passenger

Masood Ghiasvand Blind man

Crew

Director

Jafar Panahi

Writers

Jafar Panahi

Shadmehr Rastin

Producer

Jafar Panahi

Cinematography

Mahmoud Kalari