Drama
Osama
"To save her family a girl must become a boy"
User Score128 votes
70%7.0/10
Release2004→
Runtime1H 23M
LanguageArabic
StatusReleased
Synopsis
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
Principal Cast8
Marina Golbahari
Osama
Arif Herati
Espandi
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
Nader Khwaja
Jadi
Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
Hamida Refar
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Media7
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Director
Siddiq Barmak
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Budget$0M
Revenue$4M
Keywords
muslimreligious educationafghanistantalibangirl disguised as boyforced marriagekidssharia lawmother daughter relationshipsurvivewomen and societyveiled womanradical islammother and daughtergirlworking girlislamic studiesgender discriminationreligious extremism
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Production:Hubert Bals FundNHKLeBrocquy Fraser ProductionsBarmak FilmMakmalbaf Film HouseSwipe Films