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Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs0yPRNjpNw
In Iran, women are forbidden from attending soccer games. Inspired by a time when his own daughter was refused entry to a game, Jafar Panahi made this buoyant, crowd-pleasing movie about a group of young women who disguise themselves as men so they can watch the Iranian national team play a World Cup qualifying match. When they are caught and placed in a holding cell from which they can hear the game, they try every way possible to cajole the troops guarding them into letting them see the game. The rebellious spirit of the characters in Offside still fuels the fight for women’s rights in Iran, as evidenced by the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests that began last year. (Dir.: Jafar Panahi, Iran, 2006, 88 min., 35mm, Persian with English subtitles)
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