Osama
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2004-03-24 • 1h 23m
To save her family a girl must become a boy
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.
- Directors
- Siddiq Barmak
- Writters
- Siddiq Barmak
- Editors
- Siddiq Barmak, Siddiq Barmak
Osama
Visit website2004-03-24 • 1h 23m
7.0/10 • 118
To save her family a girl must become a boy
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.
- Directors
- Siddiq Barmak
- Writters
- Siddiq Barmak
- Editors
- Siddiq Barmak, Siddiq Barmak
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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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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Pashto
- Budget
- $46,000.00
- Revenue
- $3,910,519.00
- Keywords
- muslimreligious educationafghanistantalibangirl disguised as boyforced marriagekidssharia lawmother daughter relationshipsurvivewomen and societyveiled womanradical islammother and daughtergirlworking girlislamic studiesgender discriminationreligious extremism