- Offside (2000 film)
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Offside 
Theatrical PosterDirected by Serdar Akar Produced by - Üstün Karabol
- Nida Karabol Akdeniz
Written by - Serdar Akar
- Önder Çakar
Starring - Müje Ar
- Savaş Dinçel
- Uğur Polat
- Rafet El Roman
- Şahnaz Çakıralp
- Erkan Can
- Fatih Akyol
Music by Fahir Atakoğlu Cinematography Mehmet Aksin Editing by Hakan Akol Release date(s) December 8, 2000 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 Serdar Akar, about a local amateur football that hopes to win the league championship. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on December 8, 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]
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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
References
External links
Cinema of Turkey 
Categories:- 2000 films
- Turkish films
- Turkish-language films
- Association football films
- 2000s drama films
- Films set in Turkey
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