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  • Offside
  • Opened March 23, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 28 min.
  • PG
    language throughtout, and some thematic elements
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. Read More
  • Since women are banned from soccer matches, Iranian females masquerade as males so they can slip into Tehran's stadium to see the game between Iran and Bahrain. The ones who are caught and arrested are taken to a holding area and guarded by soldiers. Read More
  • Cast: Sima Mobarakshai, Safar Samandar, Shayesteh Irani, Mohamad Kheirabadi, Aida Sadeghi
  • Director: Jafar Panahi
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy

Offside Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Captivating and thought provoking!

    by rk3

    Overall, very entertaining. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this movie as much as I did.

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Offside Critic Reviews

Must Go! Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Jafar Panahi's wonderfully funny, outspoken shaggy-dog story, a light...

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Janice Page

    As funny as it is sharp.

  • 88
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Exhilarating, exuberant and drolly funny.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    Along with such colleagues as Abbas Kiarostami and Moshen Makhmalbaf, Panahi...

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