''Offside'' () is a 2000 Turkish
comedy-drama film
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, written and directed by
Serdar Akar
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* Serdar (given name)
* Serdar (surname)
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* Serdar (city) in Turkmenistan, the capital of Serdar District
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, about a local amateur
football
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that hopes to win the league championship. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , 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 Rekin Teksoy (1928 – May 30, 2012) was a Turkish lawyer, author and translator.
Career
Teksoy taught courses in Istanbul University’s Communications Faculty on ''Art of Cinema'' and ''Cinema and Literature Relations'' for over twenty years. ...
as having a "less innovative albeit fluent style" in comparison to the director's debut film ''
On Board'' (, 1998).
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
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Müjde Ar
Kamile Suat Ebrem (born 21 June 1954), better known as Müjde Ar, is a Turkish film actress.
Biography
She is the oldest daughter of the dramaturge and song writer Aysel Gürel. She left school at the age of 20, while she was pursuing a German ...
as Aynur
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Savaş Dinçel as Hacı
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UÄŸur Polat
UÄŸur Polat (born 4 September 1961) is a Turkish actor.
Early life and career
He graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He was lecturer in Anadolu University. He joined the Ankara Art Theatre (Ankara Sanat Tiyatro ...
as Cem
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Rafet El Roman
Rafet YaÅŸdut (born 25 August 1968), better known by his stage name Rafet El Roman, is a Turkish pop singer. He holds German citizenship.
Biography
When El Roman's parents moved to Germany in 1970, he lived with his grandmother until he was 7 ...
as Serkan
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Şahnaz Çakıralp as Nurten
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Erkan Can
Erkan Can (born 1 November 1958) is a Turkish film and theatre actor, who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' On Board'' and '' Takva: A Man's Fear of God'', and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performanc ...
as Suat
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Fatih Akyol
Fatih () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 368,227 (2022). It is home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the may ...
as Selçuk
References
External links
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Turkish comedy-drama films
2000 films
2000s Turkish-language films
Association football films
2000 comedy-drama films
Films set in Turkey
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