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Osama(2004)7.0
Osama2004-03-24
•Drama
•83 minutes
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.
Top Billed Cast
Marina Golbahari
Osama
Arif Herati
Espandi
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
Nader Khwaja
Jadi
Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
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Status
Released
Budget
$46,000
Revenue
$3,910,519
Original Language
Pushto
Production Companies
- Hubert Bals Fund - NL
- LeBrocquy Fraser Productions - IE
- Barmak Film
- Makmalbaf Film House
Production Countries
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Ireland
- Japan
- Netherlands
Keywords
muslim
religious education
afghanistan
taliban
girl disguised as boy
forced marriage
child
sharia law
mother daughter relationship
survive
women and society
veiled woman
radical islam
mother and daughter
girl
working girl
islamic studies
gender discrimination
religious extremism