Osama

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Osama

"To save her family a girl must become a boy"

2004

1h 23m

7.0(135 votes)

Drama

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Marina Golbahari

Osama

Arif Herati

Aspnadi

Zubaida Sahar

Mother

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

Nader Khwaja

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

Hamida Refar

Grandmother

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

Mohammad Nabi Nawa

Milk Man

Amin Nadem

Son of Sick Old Man

Creative team

Directed by: Siddiq Barmak
Written by: Siddiq Barmak
Produced by: Julie LeBrocquy
Julia Fraser

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