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MOVIE

Osama

To save her family a girl must become a boy

2004 • HD • TP • 83min

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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.

Country Afghanistan Language Persian

Genre Drama

Keywords #muslim #religious education #kids #afghanistan #taliban #mother daughter relationship #girl disguised as boy #forced marriage #sharia law #survive

Production Hubert Bals Fund Makhmalbaf Film House Productions NHK

Credits

Marina Golbahari photo

Marina Golbahari

Osama

Malik Akhlaqi photo

Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

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