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Osama
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.
2004 · Directed by Siddiq Barmak · 83 min · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
To save her family a girl must become a boy
Crew
- Written by: Siddiq Barmak
- Cinematography: Ebrahim Ghafori
- Edited by: Siddiq Barmak
- Music: Mohammad Reza Darvishi
- Production design: Akbar Meshkini
- Produced by: Siddiq Barmak, Julia Fraser, Julie LeBrocquy, Makoto Ueda
Cast
- Marina Golbahari as Osama
- Arif Herati as Aspnadi
- Zubaida Sahar as Mother
- Mohammad Nadir Khwaja as Mullah
- Nader Khwaja as Jadi
- Malik Akhlaqi as Ajmal
- Hamida Refar as Grandmother
- Gol Rahman Ghorbandi as Mohammad Nabi Nawa
- Mohammad Nabi Nawa as Milk Man
- Amin Nadem as Son of Sick Old Man
Production
- Country: Afghanistan, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: Hungarian, Pushto, French, Persian, English, Arabic
- Studios: Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film
- Budget: $46,000
- Box office: $3,910,519
- Themes: muslim, religious education, afghanistan, taliban, girl disguised as boy, forced marriage, kids, sharia law, mother daughter relationship, survive
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