Question 1

How did the director get the girls' disguises to look authentic in Offside?

Accepted Answer

Jafar Panahi asked each actress to create her own disguise idea for pretending to be a boy, and the film shows their own attempts.

Question 2

What real-life event inspired Jafar Panahi to make Offside?

Accepted Answer

The film was inspired by an incident years earlier when Panahi's daughter was refused entry to a football stadium but sneaked in anyway.

Question 3

Why did Jafar Panahi submit a fake script to Iranian authorities before filming Offside?

Accepted Answer

Knowing the film would be controversial, Panahi and his crew submitted a fake script about young men going to a football match to get permission to make the film.

Question 4

What was unique about the filming location and contingency plan for Offside?

Accepted Answer

It was filmed at an actual stadium during a qualifying match for the Iranian National team, with Panahi having two separate film outcomes depending on the match result.

Question 5

What does Jafar Panahi say the football game represents in Offside?

Accepted Answer

Panahi stated he uses the football game as a metaphor to show discrimination against women on a larger scale, a topic central to all his films.

Question 6

How did the director get the girls' disguises for the film?

Accepted Answer

Jafar Panahi asked each girl to come up with her own idea for disguising as a boy, and what appears in the film was their own attempts.

Question 7

What real event was used as the setting for filming?

Accepted Answer

It was filmed at an actual stadium during a qualifying match for the Iranian National team, with two possible endings depending on the match outcome.

Question 8

What deceptive tactic did Panahi use to get permission to make the film?

Accepted Answer

Panahi and his crew submitted a fake script about young men going to a football match to Iranian authorities, then ignored the Ministry's refusal to license it.

Question 9

What personal experience inspired Jafar Panahi to make this film?

Accepted Answer

The film was inspired by an incident years earlier when Panahi's daughter was refused entry to a football stadium but sneaked in anyway.

Question 10

What does Jafar Panahi say the football game represents in the film?

Accepted Answer

Panahi stated he uses the football game as a metaphor to show discrimination against women on a larger scale, a central topic in all his films.

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