Offside (2006)

overview : In the sleepy town of Stensfors, the soccer team used to be something to be proud of , playing in the national league 30 years ago. Now the team will be dissolved if it can't win the rest of the games in the local league. Team member Kent goes on a business trip to Liverpool and meet Duncan Miller, the premier league football star of the 1980s who promises to come over to Sweden and play a few games just for fun. Unfortunately, when he arrives it is obvious that their saviour is both an alcoholic and very unfit to play. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

Release Date : Aug 18, 2006

Runtime : 1h 43m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : GötaFilm

Countries : Sweden

Keywords : sports, parent child relationship, couples therapy, amateur football (soccer), alcoholic