Offside
19/01/2005
Hayat, a soccer fanatic from Hamburg, has breast cancer. After the operation, the 20-year-old feels disfigured and is no longer allowed to play football because of her medication. But a life without soccer? Unimaginable! For Hayat, the motto now is: after the game is before the game. The motley group of girls from FC Schanze, who neither have a jersey nor can dribble, take Hayat in. Her lousy coach Toni, who sees his main task as certifying that his girls are free of talent, also takes a liking to her. The way the roughneck courts her, first out of vanity and then out of genuine affection, and discovers his sensitivity in the process, is one of the film's great moments.
Movie Information
Karoline Herfurth
as Hayat
Thierry van Werveke
as Baba Can
Ken Duken
as Toni
Zarah Jane McKenzie
as Ali
Verena Wolfien
as Silke
Aziza Yildirim
as Fatos
Katrin Pollitt
as Ärztin
Nursel Köse
as
Paula Paul
as Biggi
Son Sung-hee
as Nana
