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Sima Mobarak-Shahi (Actor), Shayesteh Irani (Actor), Jafar Panahi (Director, Producer) Rated: Parental Guidance Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Golnaz Farmani, Mahnaz Zabihi
  • Directors: Jafar Panahi
  • Producers: Jafar Panahi
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: Farsi
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Sept. 2006
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000GQMM22
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,018 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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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.

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5.0 out of 5 starsHITS THE BULL IN THE EYE
By doctor usman latif khawaja MB,MRCP on 14 Sept. 2008
Format: DVD
One of the best social comments to come out of global cinema , about the status of women in 'sport and society', this Iranian movie really rejoices in ordinary humanity and the kindness of ordinary human beings to each other despite the restraints of the beaureucracy .

The relationship which develops between the women spectators caught by the army soldiers who are posted at the football stadium ,in a bid to stop all women trying to illicitly enter the football match, is both extra-ordinary and shows the resilience of the great Iranian people ,shown to have a mind of their own even when under threat from higher authorities .

The movie is a satire on the sexual segregation imposed by religious hierarchy which forbids the mingling of the two sexes in a public place and here it is a national event which is an esteemed international football match which is a symbol of national esteem and patriotic spirit .

In short this movie becomes a great socio-political commentary on the Iranian milieu but also a very optimistic and entertaining movie about the morality and behaviour of the iranian character,where the victims and perpetrators enter into a delightful collaboration that is a sign of sexual vulnerability as well as human nature depicted at it's best .

The fact that they all care so much about each other as individuals even when pitched on opposite sides is extremely touching and heart -warming .

There is a patriotic element to the movie but the human element exceeds that and makes it on the mark rather than off it.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsComic theatre for everyone. A must see.
By Prof TBun on 6 Jan. 2009
Format: DVD
This is an accessable film for everyone to watch. Please do not dismiss this a femminist arthouse movie. It is far from that. This is a mainstream movie with high quality acting and camera work.

The plot is pretty simple. A collection of cheeky young Iranian girls want to get into a vital world cup qualifier. Those who are caught enter a battle of witts with the young army guards. They endless try and persuade the guards to let them see the game, escape home or get whatever favours they can. Playful as the girls are, there is always an undercurrent of fear and excitement. Excitement at what is happening in the football match, and fear about what the consiquences of having been caught are going to be.

To describe the plot further would be to spoil the film. I will simply say, all who watch this film will get something from it.
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3.0 out of 5 starsPossibly 3.5 stars
By Tommy Dooley TOP 100 REVIEWER on 24 Jan. 2011
Format: DVD
I got this based on the favourable reviews and the fact that all of my friends who had heard of it said that it is reckoned to be very good.

The plot is excessively simple in that a group of disparate young girls want to see the Iran World Cup 2006 qualifier against Bahrain. Women are not allowed to sporting events lest they hear some swearing from the over excited men. The girls therefore adopt a number of less than believable disguises in order to get in. The match is being `policed' by army conscripts who manage to detect a number of them and coral them out of sight but within ear shot of the match. Tension is continually ramped up by the on field antics, as described by some of the guards and the crowd reaction.

Jafar Panahi has done an excellent job of getting around the censors in order to make this and it does come across as believable (sadly it was banned in Iran) even for a non football lover like myself. However, it does not diminish the totalitarian approach the state has and peoples attitudes to accepting the straight jacket of conformity that is required. Jafar actually was inspired to make this after his daughter decided she wanted to attend the match herself.

The performances are all good or excellent, but then there is little to stretch in such a simplistic plot and the humour is incidental and not `hilarious' as the cover note says. If you are interested in world cinema then this should be on your list, but a rollicking adventure full of high jinx and laughs this most certainly is not. Ultimately it does have a feel good factor in the ending as Iran beats Bahrain (now part of history) and as such is a metaphor for uniting the country. The toilet scenes were particularly interesting as a lot of the graffiti is in English keep an eye out for a scrawled `Metalica', I really liked such human touches.
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4.0 out of 5 starsMetaphor for the entire nation
By technoguy VINE VOICE on 21 Sept. 2009
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An excellent film with an interesting subject, bustling with enthusiastism, nerve and energy.Giving a light touch to the unreasonableness, even in leisure, of the Iranian theocracy which seeks to put life in a straightjacket.The film maker is able to appear to film a real football match that occurred between Iran and Bahrain,to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.He makes the soldiers human as they try to corral the girls who would-be boys into a pen so that they can be taken for arrest by the Vice Squad.One does get away, awhile,and sees some of the match but, eventually, returns, because she 'pities' a soldier's 'cattle'.The girls while they are waiting get individual soldiers to give a running commentary on what they can see of the match.The soldiers moan at them,attempting to be strict, but wilt under the pressure of their fandom that respects no gender.It's a feel-good movie that makes a serious point with humour.To get round the censors requires metaphorical genius and fearlessness.The soldiers and girls come together, as Iran appears to be winning.This film is a metaphor for the whole nation and gives a sense of hope,unlike Panihi's previous film, The Circle.He utilises a form of docu-drama,shot in real time.In Ancient Greece,too,women were'nt allowed into sporting events.
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