Offside

Lovely film that plays around sensible subjects yet does it in the brightest manner. One can feel the love people put in this film and cheers for the characters like a football fan.

Panahi's guerilla filmmaking (during an actual football match no less) occasionally borders on documentary and gives "Offside" its authenticity, but also deprives it of a more cinematic quality. The importance of the message goes without saying, and it's underlined even further by the gradual change in the soldiers' stance. However, despite a few stand-out moments, the directorial style (or absence thereof), scant script and amateur acting are definitely limiting.

Almost a documentary, the movie is more important by its social issues than for its cinematographical values.

Not a great movie, lots of holes throughout the plot. Extremely misleading and various pointless scenes in which had no relevance to the movie what so ever. Critics who gave this a 94% shouldn't be reviewing movies

Con una grande abilità nel mantenere sullo stesso piano tutti i personaggi, questo film iraniano riesce a comunicare il messaggio con grande trasparenza e realismo. Anche se avrei preferito dei mezzi più intelligenti e meno diretti, l'anima che sta alla base del film è totalmente apprezzabile.

Director Jafar Panahi walks the line between fact and fiction with such skill that it is difficult to tell where fact ends and fiction begins. With Offside, he has made a film that is both a disparaging critique of the ban that prevents Iranian women from attending men's sporting events and therefore participating actively in national pride and a celebration of the women who dare to attend anyways. With parts of the film shot during an actual World Cup qualifying match, Offside feels like a documentary, even as the action that unfolds has to have been staged. You feel every moment with the women who have been caught sneaking into the game as they desperately try to catch glimpses of the match. It is amazing to watch their pride for their country, and their determination to show their nationalism, even as their country tries to prevent their participation.

not a comedy! slow burner. thought provoking and somewhat endearing. a touching ending.

This iranian movie is one of the most entertaining film on football worldcup!!

Our Daily Free Stream: Jafar Panahi - Offside (engl. subt.). 2015, ein Triumph für den persischen Filmemacher Panahi. Nach seinem Berufsverbot als Regisseur, begann er "nicht"-Filme zu inszenieren, die er auch so benannte. Taxi bildet nun den vorläufigen Höhepunkt dieser Phase und Panahi macht aus Footage Politik! Deshalb hier sein witzigster Film, Offside, der auch ohne Genehmigung gemacht wurde: Eine kleine Einführung zum besseren Verständnis, denn im Iran haben die Mullahs den Frauen den Zutritt ins Fussball-Stadion verboten. Jafar Panahi, seines Zeichens Konter-Revolutionär, zieht daraus den Stoff für seine Komödie. Die oberste Liga im Iran heisst Qods, was soviel bedeutet wie das "befreite Jerusalem". Fussball ist eben doch Politik! Ein Vierteljahrhundert nach Chomeinis Revolution 1979 ist es für Frauen ein Sport geworden, dass Fussball-Verbot zu umgehen. Getarnt mit Baseball Kappen und eingehüllt in übergrosse Fahnen werden sie eingelassen: Als Männer. Offside wirkt wie eine illegale Doku, wir befinden uns inmitten der tobenden Menge, die Handkamera wackelt und versucht, das Geschehen einzufangen. Dahinter versteckt sich ein geschickt komponierter Spielfilm mit Laiendarstellern und einem Showdown! Die Frauen im Film sind gewitzt, die Männer Tölpel vom Lande. mit leichter Hand wird das Mullah Regime als Farce blossgestellt und ein alter Mann im Fanbus erklärt schliesslich den Zauber der Arena: Du kannst schreien, singen und sagen, was du willst. Gezeigt werden durfte Panahis Film allerdings nicht. mehr auf cinegeek.de

educational watch- didn't realise that iranian women aren't allowed in stadiums to watch sports events. though this ban certainly wouldn't affect me if i was staying in tehran(!), it certainly is a WTF ban. mind boggling how draconian laws and ways are still around this day and age.