Summary
Remember the scene in Life Of Brian in which a group of women pull their veils down and buy comedy beards to watch a martyr being stoned? The Monty Python team's religious satire quickly comes to mind during a new film from Iran, where women are banned from going to football matches.
Jafar Panahi's curious comedy, Offside (PG) ***, begins on a crowded bus heading to the national stadium where Iran face Bahrain in their final World Cup qualifier. Among the noisy male fans is a heavily disguised girl, whom we follow as she tries to pass army cordons and a body search before being captured by a soldier.See the full content of this document
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Red Card for the Girls
She's taken to a small pen where five or so other girls are imprisoned, arguing with the guards to let th...
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