i saw this film at the toronto international film festival . film during an actual qualifying match for the 2006 world cup and offside work brilliantly a both a comedy and a tragedy . the film follow the fortune of a group of young woman who be catch try to sneak into a football match at tehran azadi stadium . the country islamic religious leader have decree that woman may not sit with men at sport event and l they be expose to cursing and other morally questionable behaviour . this hasn not stop the country young female fan and who continue to sneak in use various trick . but panahi focus on a small group who have be catch and be be detain agonizingly close to the action . they beg the bored soldier guard them to let them go or at least to let them watch the match . the soldier tell them they shouldn not have try to get in and that they could have watch the game at home on tv . they banter back and forth in almost real time a the game continue and just off camera . there be one very funny sequence where a young soldier accompany one of the girl to the restroom . since there be no female restroom at stadium and he have to clear the room of any men before he can allow her to go in . plus and he make her cover her face so no one can see she a woman . this be accomplish use a poster of iranian soccer star ali daei a a mask and with eye hole punch out . you get a real sense that even the soldier be baffle by the prohibition and and be only carry out their order so a to hasten the end of their compulsory military service . one soldier complain that he be suppose to be on leave so he could take care of his family cattle in the countryside . little by little and the girl and the soldier talk to each other and and there be numerous small act of kindness on both side to show that these be basically good people live in terrible circumstance . however and the soldier constant reminder that the chief be on his way lend a sense of menace and since we do not know what sort of punishment the woman will face . unlike most iranian film and which be know for their strong visuals and offside be film in a realist style with no artifice . in fact and the film be make during the actual qualifying match against bahrain that take place on june 5 and 2005. the plot in many way be determine by the result on the pitch . if iran win the match and they would qualify . if they lose and they would not . since the world cup have come and go and i do not think it be a spoiler to say that iran win the match . the scene of celebration at the end of the film be real and spontaneous and which give the film a real authenticity . see how much this meant to the people of iran be deeply touch . as well and one of the young woman make reference at the end of the film to seven fan who die during the iran japan match on march 25 and just a few week before . they be trample to death after police begin to spray the crowd with water to move them in a certain direction . know that this be a real life tragedy add another level of poignancy to the celebration . i do not want to go off on a long political tangent and but this film give me real hope that there be those in iran who be hop for change and working at it . iran be a nation of young people and and it be only a matter of time before they take the place of their elder in the political sphere . film like this one show the proud spirit of the iranian people in spite of their present difficulty and and it my sincere hope that there be a bright future for them .