It should be a very heavy subject, about equality between men and women, and about freedom. It was just released on September 7. The director Jafar Panahi's "Offside" (Offside) gave us a comedy, Cover up the heavy taste with laughter.
The winner of this year's Berlin Film Festival Jury Prize, "Offside Female Fans" describes Iran's battle with Bahrain for the World Cup final held in Germany. However, the law stipulates that women are not allowed to enter the stadium. Six young female fans who do not want to sit in front of the TV, He had to take the risk of turning himself into a man, put on a shirt and cap, painted a national flag on his face to hide people's eyes and ears, and some even stole a soldier in military uniform and twisted all six, just to feel the "sense of presence" on the court.
I'm not a woman, I'm not in Iran, but I have to worry. It's obviously not a big problem. Why can men and women play together in theaters, but not in stadiums? The rigid reaction of the soldiers, the female fans tried their best to get in, which made people nervous and worried. In the film, the director lays out wonderful scenes. For example, one of the girls needs to go to the toilet to solve the problem, and the soldiers have to cover her face with the poster of the star, so as not to be seen as a woman; there are also androgynous girls, A young woman wearing a military uniform and a teenager smuggling fireworks into the arena.
At the end of the film, Iran successfully made it to the finals. The girls heard the news on the way to the weathering team and set off fireworks in the car with excitement. In the end, the soldiers and girls were infected by the excited crowd, got out of the car and had fun with the crowd, and they were escorted and imprisoned. Forget it.
The whole play is full of fun, and people can't help laughing in many places. However, behind the comedy, the details are full of heavy propositions, which makes people happy and sad, just like the girl at the end of the film, who knows that her country has won but has no reason. cry.
It is said that women are oppressed, and the film is also mischievous. For example, when a teenager is struggling on the way to escort, he shouts that he can be arrested, but he should not be in the same car with the girl. A simple sentence, it is both funny and helpless to hear.
The title of the film is originally heavy. The title "Offside" borrows a term from the football field, not only saying that female fans are watching the game "offside", but also alluding to the regime's offside violation of human rights. Men and women both have the right and the duty to take responsibility for national affairs. If the country wins, don’t the women also cheer and rejoice?
A football reflects injustice, but also reflects behind the jubilation of the world, who remembers the tragedies that have happened?
In the tragedy that occurred after the football match between Iran and Japan the previous year, seven teenagers were killed on the spot, including the friend of the first girl in the film. She bought seven small fireworks from the teenager who smuggled fireworks and walked into the crowd. The fireworks in their hands were raised, and the deceased friends were mourned in joy. The background music played an old Iranian song "Ey Iran" - it is said that the crowd was singing this song on the day of the accident of the seven teenagers.
For the country, the family and the people, the 6 girls finally completed the "offside" action at the end: they entered the noisy crowd, mixed with men and women, and no longer separated each other's joy.
Original: Hong Kong "Wen Wei Po" supplement "Sound and Light Perspective" edition (September 12)
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