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Osama (2004)
To save her family a girl must become a boy
83 minDrama
TMDb7.0/10135 votes
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, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
Director: Siddiq Barmak
Cast
Marina Golbahari
Osama
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Arif Herati
Aspnadi
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Zubaida Sahar
Mother
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Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
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Nader Khwaja
Jadi
Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
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Hamida Refar
Grandmother
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Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Mohammad Nabi Nawa
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Mohammad Nabi Nawa
Milk Man
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Amin Nadem
Son of Sick Old Man
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Eli Jaan
Sick Old Man
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Elza Bogova
Foreign Female
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Gholaam Sekhi Sedighi
Poor Man
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Henry Jordan
Male Foreign Reporter
Keywords
Plot:muslimreligious educationtalibangirl disguised as boyforced marriagekidssharia lawmother daughter relationshipsurvivewomen and societyveiled womanradical islammother and daughtergirlworking girlislamic studiesgender discriminationreligious extremism
Place:afghanistan
