A day in the life of a group of women who were barred from watching the crucial World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain is the subject of Offside, a film featuring at the 10th Bermuda International Film Festival of world cinema, March 16-24.

Director Jafar Panahi made the film based on the experiences of his own daughter, who was refused entry to the match in question. The group is taken to a holding area on the upper level of the stadium, where they can hear the roar of the crowd without being able to see what is happening in the match. The film won the coveted Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Tickets to BIFF go on sale on Monday, March 5 at www.biff.bm