Offside


1h 28m 2006

Brief Synopsis

Six Iranian girls disguise themselves as boys in order to enter Tehran's Azadi Stadium to watch the 2006 World Cup Asian zone qualifier between Iran and Bahrain. However, their presence is discovered and they are arrested one by one.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Sports
Teens
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; Sunrise Film Distribution
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; Ad Vitam Distribution; Arthaus (Norway); Bolero; CinTart; Curzon Artificial Eye; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Folkets Bio; Golem Distribution; Madman Entertainment Pty., Ltd.; Pandora Film Produktion; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sponge

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

Six Iranian girls disguise themselves as boys in order to enter Tehran's Azadi Stadium to watch the 2006 World Cup Asian zone qualifier between Iran and Bahrain. However, their presence is discovered and they are arrested one by one.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Sports
Teens
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; Sunrise Film Distribution
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Classics; Ad Vitam Distribution; Arthaus (Norway); Bolero; CinTart; Curzon Artificial Eye; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Folkets Bio; Golem Distribution; Madman Entertainment Pty., Ltd.; Pandora Film Produktion; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sponge

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Co-winner of the Jury Grand Prize award at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival.

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States February 2006

Released in United States January 2007

Released in United States November 2006

Released in United States on Video August 28, 2007

Released in United States September 2006

Released in United States Spring March 23, 2007

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 29-October 15, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (World Cinema) January 25-February 4, 2007.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2006.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 29-October 15, 2006.)

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.)

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (World Cinema) January 25-February 4, 2007.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007.)

Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.)

Released in United States Spring March 23, 2007 (NY, LA)

Released in United States on Video August 28, 2007

Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2006.)

Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-12, 2006.)

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.