Offside (2000 film)
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Music by | Fahir Atakoğlu |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
Offside (Turkish: Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar) is a 2000 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by , about a local amateur football that hopes to win the league championship. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on 8 December 2000 , won four awards at the 20th Istanbul International Film Festival, including Best Turkish Film of the Year and the People's Choice Award. It was described by author Rekin Teksoy as having a "less innovative albeit fluent style" in comparison to the director's debut film On Board (Turkish: Gemide, 1998).[1]
Plot[]
Thirtysomething Suat still lives with his parents and works at his father's store when not practising as goalie for the local football team, Esnaf Spor. Suat is in love with Nurten, the neighbourhood beauty, but she has never responded to his many secret letters. The neighbourhood's greatest wish is for Esnaf Spor to win the amateur league championship.
Cast[]
- Müjde Ar as Aynur
- Savaş Dinçel as Hacı
- Uğur Polat as Cem
- Rafet El Roman as Serkan
- as Nurten
- Erkan Can as Suat
- as Selçuk
References[]
- ^ Teksoy, Renkin (2008). Turkish Cinema. Istanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık. p. 113. ISBN 978-975-329-611-3.
External links[]
- 2000 films
- Turkish-language films
- Turkish films
- Association football films
- 2000s comedy-drama films
- Films set in Turkey
- 2000 comedy films
- 2000 drama films
- Turkish film stubs
- 2000s comedy-drama film stubs