Movie Screening: OFFSIDE
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Tehran, and possibly the whole of Iran, is galvanized by a match to be played at the Azadi stadium between Bahrain and Iran, the victor of which will qualify for the World Cup. Although women are banned from watching, a number of them, undeterred, attempt to buy tickets and enter disguised as men. Funny and fierce in equal measure Offside was filmed during the actual Iran versus Bahrain match in Tehran in 2005.
Written and directed by Jafar Panahi, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave Film Movement.