Offside (2000)

Name: Offside
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2000-12-08
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Müjde Ar, Savaş Dinçel, Rafet El Roman, Erkan Can, Şahnaz Çakıralp

Offside (2000), directed by Serdar Akar, starring Müjde Ar and Savaş Dinçel.

12/08/2000 BR Comedy and Drama 2h

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Synopsis

Thirtysomething Suat still lives with his parents and works at his father's store when not practicing as goalie for the local football team, Esnaf Spor. The neighborhood's greatest wish is for Esnaf Spor to win the amateur league championship.

Mehmet AksinCinematography
Serdar AkarDirector
Hakan AkolEditing
Nida Karabol AkdenizProducer

About the film

Offside (Turkish: Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar) is a 2000 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Serdar Akar, about a local amateur football player that hopes to win the league championship. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on 8 December 2000 (2000-12-08), 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).

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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

Şahnaz Çakıralp as Nurten

Erkan Can as Suat

Fatih Akyol as Selçuk

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External links

Offside at IMDb

Text from Offside (2000 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offside_(2000_film)

Trivia

It premiered on December 8, 2000, a Friday.
It runs 2h00 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosUmut Sanat
CountriesTurkey
LanguagesTurkish
StatusReleased

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Crew

Mehmet Aksin Cinematography
Serdar Akar Director
Hakan Akol Editing
Nida Karabol Akdeniz Producer
Üstün Karabol Producer
Fahir Atakoğlu Original music

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What is Offside about?

Offside: Thirtysomething Suat still lives with his parents and works at his father's store when not practicing as goalie for the local football team, Esnaf Spor. The neighborhood's greatest wish is for Esnaf Spor to win the amateur league championship.

Who directed Offside?

Offside was directed by Serdar Akar in 2000.

Who stars in Offside?

The cast of Offside includes Müjde Ar, Savaş Dinçel, Rafet El Roman, Erkan Can and Şahnaz Çakıralp.

How long is Offside?

Offside runs for 120 minutes, or 2h00.