Offside

Jafar Panahi
2006-05-26


6.875
93 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Sima Mobarak-Shahi First Girl Unowned
Shayesteh Irani Smocking Girl Unowned
Ayda Sadeqi Soccer Girl Unowned
Golnaz Farmani Girl with Tchador Unowned
Mahnaz Zabihi Girl Disgusted as Soldier Unowned
Nazanin Sediq-zadeh Young Girl Unowned
Safar Samandar Azari Soldier Unowned
M. Kheyrabadi Mashadi soldier Unowned
M. Kheymeg Kabood Tehrani Soldier Unowned
Mohsen Tanabandeh Ticket Seller Unowned
Reza Farhadi Old Man Unowned
M. R. Gharadaghi Boy with Firecrackers Unowned
Karim Khobadandehloo Soldier Unowned
Hadi Saeedi Soldier Unowned
Mohammad Mokhtar Azad Haji Unowned
Ali Roshanpour Bus Passenger Unowned
Ali Baradari Bus Passenger Unowned
Reza Kheyri Bus Passenger Unowned
Masood Ghiasvand Blind man Unowned