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Offside Reviews

2006

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For a soccer-mad young girl, a crucial world cup qualifying match for Iran's national football team at the Azadi stadium in Teheran is the game of her dreams. But with women banned from the country's football grounds, she and several other equally dedicated and rebellious girls have only one way of infiltrating the crowd... by .. Read more

Starring	Sima Mobarak Shahi, Safar Samandar, Shayesteh Irani, M. Kheyrabadi
Director	Jafar Panahi
Genres	Comedy, Sport, World Cinema

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- Having (inevitably) had The Circle and Crimson Gold banned in Iran, Jafar Panahi again displays disdain for... read more on Time Out
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- - Geoff Andrew
  - Time Out
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 00:43
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- - 19
  - 10
  Best film of 2006 so far
  
  And the best Iranian film I've seen (and I include in that a handful of Kiarostemi's!)
  
  This is a delightfully insightful story about a group ... read more »
  
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  - TristanWhite
  - 307 reviews
  - London, UK
  - 17 Nov 2006 at 15:17
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- - 0
  - 2
  Not a film
  
  Please tell these weren't actors, as they were very bad, the story was good but need tension, pace and alot of editing in the end its a good idea just need ... read more »
  
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- - h20bomb
  - 79 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Jun 2010 at 09:15
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  - 1
  Can't be doing with poor acting
  
  We weren't sure whether the director had deliberately used non-professional acting, but whatever the reason the acting (even in Farsi) comes across as ... read more »
  
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- - PCambridge
  - 10 reviews
  - Cambridge
  - 20 Mar 2009 at 09:55
- - 4
  - 1
  For the Idiots who cannot read subtitles
  
  Please do not rent this film and say it's rubbish
  
  For everybody else......do not miss this GEM off a movie....
  
  It's charming,... read more »
  
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  - smelly77
  - 46 reviews
  - london
  - 14 Mar 2009 at 12:24
- - 2
  - 1
  Strange set piece, no character development
  
  It's somewhat like 'Dogville' in its presentation in that the the story unfolds on a sort of 'stage' outside a football stadium, but without... read more »
  
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  - Teddington
  - 27 Oct 2008 at 14:04
- - 12
  - 5
  rubbish
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  they have put thei arses at risc by doin this film nd hav almost go the girls in alot of troble bloddy forienrs
  
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- - xx08adam08xx
  - 1 review
  - planet co ko
  - 20 Apr 2008 at 21:49
- - 2
  - 3
  Rubbish
  
  Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish
  
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  - england
  - 04 Feb 2008 at 07:21
- - 2
  - 0
  brilliant
  
  I thought this was a brilliant movie. I havent seen any Iranian films but I have known quite a few Iranians in London as friends, I found them to be funny ... read more »
  
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  - belfast
  - 27 Oct 2007 at 11:52
- - 2
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  The best Iranian film
  
  This is a delightfully insightful story about a group of Iranian girls desperately trying to sneak in to see Iran-Bahrein, a match that could see Iran go ... read more »
  
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  - LEEDS, ENGLAND
  - 18 Aug 2007 at 03:37
- - 1
  - 0
  Thanks.......
  
  ......for giving the ending away 'A Customer from London'.
  
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- - phillip wright
  - England
  - 14 Jun 2007 at 14:16
- - 4
  - 7
  juvenile
  
  don't be fooled by the fact that this is an Iranian film. It is puerile in the extreme. A number of street smart girls DON'T get to see the world cup... read more »
  
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- - Martin Hunt
  - cumbria, england
  - 25 Mar 2007 at 19:23
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- - 19
  - 10
  Best film of 2006 so far
  
  And the best Iranian film I've seen (and I include in that a handful of Kiarostemi's!)
  
  This is a delightfully insightful story about a group ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 385995
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - TristanWhite
  - 307 reviews
  - London, UK
  - 17 Nov 2006 at 15:17
- - 12
  - 5
  rubbish
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  they have put thei arses at risc by doin this film nd hav almost go the girls in alot of troble bloddy forienrs
  
  Report this review
- 556241
- - xx08adam08xx
  - 1 review
  - planet co ko
  - 20 Apr 2008 at 21:49
- - 4
  - 1
  For the Idiots who cannot read subtitles
  
  Please do not rent this film and say it's rubbish
  
  For everybody else......do not miss this GEM off a movie....
  
  It's charming,... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 725933
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - smelly77
  - 46 reviews
  - london
  - 14 Mar 2009 at 12:24
- - 2
  - 0
  Hollywood? Shmollywood!
  
  This is one of those films that is engaging right from the very start. there are no overpaid and overhyped holywood actors, no beautiful people,just real people... read more »
  
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- - Martin Kocsis
  - The Moon
  - 23 Feb 2007 at 12:04
- - 2
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  The best Iranian film
  
  This is a delightfully insightful story about a group of Iranian girls desperately trying to sneak in to see Iran-Bahrein, a match that could see Iran go ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 466901
- - a customer
  - LEEDS, ENGLAND
  - 18 Aug 2007 at 03:37
- - 2
  - 0
  brilliant
  
  I thought this was a brilliant movie. I havent seen any Iranian films but I have known quite a few Iranians in London as friends, I found them to be funny ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 488553
- - a customer
  - belfast
  - 27 Oct 2007 at 11:52
- - 2
  - 1
  Strange set piece, no character development
  
  It's somewhat like 'Dogville' in its presentation in that the the story unfolds on a sort of 'stage' outside a football stadium, but without... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 650399
- - a customer
  - Teddington
  - 27 Oct 2008 at 14:04
- - 1
  - 0
  Thanks.......
  
  ......for giving the ending away 'A Customer from London'.
  
  Report this review
- 449768
- - phillip wright
  - England
  - 14 Jun 2007 at 14:16
- - 3
  - 3
  Off the mark
  
  I prefer foriegn film to big budget blockbusters but this failed to impress. Highlights the plight of oppressed women and the ... read more »
  
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- 403569
- - a customer
  - London
  - 18 Jan 2007 at 16:04
- - 0
  - 0
  Brilliant!!
  
  One of the funniest foreign films I have ever seen.
  
  Very entertaining and excellent acting by all the cast.
  
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- 406971
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  - London
  - 29 Jan 2007 at 00:01

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