Jafar Panahi

Reviews

Offside

By Mike Schiller

In Offside, both the men and the women are captives, prisoners of what the film presents as an outdated, archaic mindset. [10 September 2007]

Offside (2006)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Jafar Panahi's Offside uses handheld mobile framing and non-professional actors to create a natural-seeming rhythm, immersing you in multiple experiences, introducing a number of characters all connected by events, desires, and circumstances. [23 March 2007]

The Circle (Dayereh) (2001)

By Cynthia Fuchs

The effectiveness of 'The Circle' lies in its attention to details -- it shows what it feels like to be watched, to be afraid, to be angry and to be disappointed, all the time. [1 January 1995]