Osama

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

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.

Director:

Siddiq Barmak

Status:

Released

Language:

Pushto

Buget:

$46,000.00

Revenue:

$3,910,519.00

Key words:

muslim
religious education
afghanistan
taliban
girl disguised as boy
forced marriage
kids
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

Cast

Marina Golbahari

~ as ~

Osama

Arif Herati

~ as ~

Espandi

Zubaida Sahar

~ as ~

Mother

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

~ as ~

Mullah

Nader Khwaja

~ as ~

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi

~ as ~

Ajmal

Hamida Refar

~ as ~

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

~ as ~

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