For a soccer-mad young girl a crucial world cup qualifying match for Iran's national football team at the Azadi stadium in Tehran 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 disguising themselves as boys. But with sharp-eyed soldiers policing the event and obstacles such as the lack of women's bathrooms to overcome the street-smart girls find they have to use their wits and every trick in the book to see the match.... A hilarious and engaging comedy Offside entertainingly llustrates the fight for women's rights in Iran. Winner of the Silver Bear award at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. [show more]
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Iranian comedy drama, highlighting the struggle for women's rights. A group of young girls, obsessed with football, come up with an audacious plan to infiltrate the national stadium in Tehran - where women are banned from attending matches - in order to watch the World Cup qualifying game. Disguising themselves as men, the girls sneak into the stadium, but have to dodge the soldiers monitoring the crowds, as well as deal with unforseen problems such as the lack of women's bathrooms.
In a country where women are forbidden to attend football matches, a group of Persian girls disguises themselves as boys in order to see an all-important world cup qualifier. With soldiers roaming the stadium and parents becoming suspicious, will the girls manage to fool those that stand between them and a dream ticket?
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