Offside

2006
Iran
1h 31min
PG

Directed by: Jafar Panahi
Written by: Jafar Panahi, Shadmehr Rastin
Cast: Shima Mobarak-Shahi, Safar Samandar, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Golnaz Farmani
Language: Persian

A vibrant, bittersweet Iranian comedy shot on handheld digital video cameras and engagingly acted, Panahi's film tracks the efforts of teenage girls to sneak into a crucial World Cup qualifying game in a country where women are forbidden from attending soccer matches.