Osama (2004)
24/03/2004
Drama
1h 23m
- 70% (124 votes)
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To save her family a girl must become a boy
Overview
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.
- Siddiq BarmakDirector, Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
Pashto, Pushto
Budget
$46,000
Revenue
$3,910,519
Keywords
- muslim
- religious education
- afghanistan
- taliban
- girl disguised as boy
- forced marriage
- kids
- sharia law
- mother daughter relationship
- survive
- women and society
- veiled woman
- radical islam
- mother and daughter
- girl
- working girl
- islamic studies
- gender discrimination
- religious extremism
Top Billed Cast
Marina Golbahari
Osama
Arif Herati
Espandi
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
Nader Khwaja
Jadi
Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
Hamida Refar
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
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