Osama
Osama

Movie·2004·1h 23m

Osama

To save her family a girl must become a boy

Country

Afghanistan

Language

Hungarian

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The Story

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.

Producer

Siddiq Barmak, Julie LeBrocquy

Cinematography

Ebrahim Ghafori

Music

Mohammad Reza Darvishi

Editor

Siddiq Barmak

Themes

muslimreligious educationafghanistantalibangirl disguised as boyforced marriagekidssharia lawmother daughter relationshipsurvivewomen and societyveiled woman

Production House

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

Audience Score

70%

131 votes

Skip10%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Marina Golbahari

Marina Golbahari

Osama

Arif Herati

Aspnadi

Zubaida Sahar

Mother

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

Nader Khwaja

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi

Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

Hamida Refar

Grandmother

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

Mohammad Nabi Nawa

Mohammad Nabi Nawa

Milk Man

Amin Nadem

Son of Sick Old Man

Eli Jaan

Sick Old Man

Elza Bogova

Foreign Female

Gholaam Sekhi Sedighi

Poor Man

Henry Jordan

Male Foreign Reporter

Najibeh Hamdard

Mullah's Wife

Nahid Refaah

Mullah's Wife

Bibi Khan Anaa

Mullah's Wife

Navaab Khan

Judge

// crew

Crew

Siddiq Barmak

Director, Writer, Editor, Producer

Julie LeBrocquy

Producer

Julia Fraser

Producer

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Executive Producer

Ebrahim Ghafori

Director of Photography

Makoto Ueda

Producer

Mohammad Reza Darvishi

Original Music Composer

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