Offside (2006/I)

Director:
Cast: , , , , ,

Synopsis:

During the 2006 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain, numerous young women are caught and rounded up for dressing as men so they could gain access to the game. Guarded by several soldiers in a holding pen, the women attempt to keep updated on the score.

MRQE Metric: 80

Entertainment WeeklyA
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyA
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Variety
Russell Edwards
Chicago ReaderA
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Reeling ReviewsB
Robin and Laura Clifford
CineScene.com
Howard Schumann
CineScene.com
Chris Knipp
Reverse Shot
Chris Wisniewski
Eye for FilmB
Angus Wolfe Murray
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters
Mike Schiller
critic.de
Thorsten Funke
La Presse, Montréal
Isabelle Massé
movies.comA
Dave White
Time Out
Geoff Andrew
eFilmCritic.comA
David Cornelius
The Land of EricB
Eric D. Snider
Toronto Star
Susan Walker
The New York Sun
Darrell Hartman
Film Monthly
Tom Carrao
The Spinning Image
Graeme Clark
Movies 101
Robert Glatzer
The IndependentC
Anthony Quinn
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Sep7.ca
François Gélinas
Austin ChronicleB
Marrit Ingman
rec.arts.movies.reviewsB
David N. Butterworth
At The Movies with Margaret & DavidB
Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton
Jigsaw LoungeC
Neil Young
Jigsaw LoungeB
Neil Young
Georgia Straight
Mark Harris
Cinema 2000
Eurico de Barros; João Lopes
filmcritic.comB
Chris Cabin
The Nation
Stuart Klawans
The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
Lobo HowlsB
Judith Wolfe
New York PostB
V.A. Musetto
Exclaim!
Travis Mackenzie Hoover
Exclaim!
Radheyan Simonpillai
Exclaim!
Travis Mackenzie Hoover