Osama

Osama

To save her family a girl must become a boy

2004•1h 23m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(127)

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.

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Production

Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film, Makmalbaf Film House, Swipe Films

Language

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Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Marina Golbahari

Marina Golbahari

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Arif Herati

Espandi

Zubaida Sahar

Mother

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

Nader Khwaja

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi

Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

Hamida Refar

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

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