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Osama
To save her family a girl must become a boy
Mar 24, 2004 · 1h 23m
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Drama
PLOT
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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CAST
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
Directed by
Siddiq Barmak
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
FA
Budget
$46,000
Revenue
$3,910,519
Production
Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, Swipe Films
Country
AF
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