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Event
- Title:
- Iranian film season: Offside
- When:
- 08.07.2009 18.30 h
- Where:
- Amnesty International: Human Rights Action Centre - Shoreditch
- Category:
- Films
Description
Women aren't allowed in Iranian football stadiums. Inspired by his daughter, Panahi's comedy follows a girl who dresses as a boy to watch the Iran-Bahrain World Cup qualifier. Arrested, she joins the other women who have been caught doing the same.
Forbidden release in Iran, the film won the Silver Bear award at the Berlin film festival.
'Its a mark of the effectiveness of Jafar Panahi's films that they're generally banned in Iran and win prestigious awards in Europe'
- Sam Jordison, Channel 4 film
Free, booking required
Venue
- Venue:
- Amnesty International: Human Rights Action Centre - Website
- Street:
- 17-25 New Inn Yard
- Postcode:
- EC2A 3EA
- City:
- Shoreditch
- Area/Borough:
- London
Description
As well as office space for staff and volunteers, the centre has public spaces available for hire by organisations working in the fields of human rights and social justice. It is an inspirational, practical and affordable space for people to come together to learn about, debate and campaign on human rights issues.
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