![The empty seat (C) for film festival jury member Iranian director Jafar Panahi is pictured before the screening of his movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February The empty seat (C) for film festival jury member Iranian director Jafar Panahi is pictured before the screening of his movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D0NE02/the-empty-seat-c-for-film-festival-jury-member-iranian-director-jafar-panahi-is-pictured-before-the-screening-of-his-movie-offside-at-the-61st-berlinale-international-film-festival-in-berlin-february-11-2011-iranian-director-jafar-panahi-was-in-the-spotlight-at-the-opening-of-the-berlin-film-festival-on-thursday-with-an-empty-chair-at-the-jury-press-conference-a-reminder-of-the-risks-sometimes-involved-in-making-movies-in-december-2010-he-was-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison-and-banned-from-making-films-or-travelling-abroad-for-20-years-reuterschristian-charisius-germany-tags-ent-2D0NE02.jpg)
The empty seat (C) for film festival jury member Iranian director Jafar Panahi is pictured before the screening of his movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February
![Actress Pegah Ferydoni holds a photograph of Iranian director Jafar Panahi on the red carpet before the screening of the movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February Actress Pegah Ferydoni holds a photograph of Iranian director Jafar Panahi on the red carpet before the screening of the movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D01F7G/actress-pegah-ferydoni-holds-a-photograph-of-iranian-director-jafar-panahi-on-the-red-carpet-before-the-screening-of-the-movie-offside-at-the-61st-berlinale-international-film-festival-in-berlin-february-11-2011-iranian-director-jafar-panahi-was-in-the-spotlight-at-the-opening-of-the-berlin-film-festival-on-thursday-with-an-empty-chair-at-the-jury-press-conference-a-reminder-of-the-risks-sometimes-involved-in-making-movies-in-december-2010-he-was-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison-and-banned-from-making-films-or-travelling-abroad-for-20-years-reuterstobias-schwarz-germany-tags-ente-2D01F7G.jpg)
Actress Pegah Ferydoni holds a photograph of Iranian director Jafar Panahi on the red carpet before the screening of the movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February
![Festival director Dieter Kosslick holds up a film placard of Iranian director Jafar Panahi's movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 11, 2011. Iranian director Jafar Panahi Festival director Dieter Kosslick holds up a film placard of Iranian director Jafar Panahi's movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 11, 2011. Iranian director Jafar Panahi](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CY8EYT/festival-director-dieter-kosslick-holds-up-a-film-placard-of-iranian-director-jafar-panahis-movie-offside-at-the-61st-berlinale-international-film-festival-in-berlin-february-11-2011-iranian-director-jafar-panahi-was-in-the-spotlight-at-the-opening-of-the-berlin-film-festival-on-thursday-with-an-empty-chair-at-the-jury-press-conference-a-reminder-of-the-risks-sometimes-involved-in-making-movies-in-december-2010-he-was-sentenced-to-six-years-in-prison-and-banned-from-making-films-or-travelling-abroad-for-20-years-reuterstobias-schwarz-germany-tags-entertainment-2CY8EYT.jpg)
Festival director Dieter Kosslick holds up a film placard of Iranian director Jafar Panahi's movie 'Offside' at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 11, 2011. Iranian director Jafar Panahi
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Iranian film, Offside. Unbelievable film making | by Subash Sarath Lakshmi | The King is nude | Medium
![RELEASE DATE: March 23, 2007 (Limited). MOVIE TITLE: Offside - STUDIO: Jafar Panahi Film Productions/Sony Pictures Classics. PLOT: Struggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums. PICTURED: RELEASE DATE: March 23, 2007 (Limited). MOVIE TITLE: Offside - STUDIO: Jafar Panahi Film Productions/Sony Pictures Classics. PLOT: Struggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums. PICTURED:](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/F6KP6J/release-date-march-23-2007-limited-movie-title-offside-studio-jafar-F6KP6J.jpg)