Mar 24, 2004
83 min
Full-HD

Osama (2004)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

Afghanistan Iran Ireland Japan Netherlands

Companies

Hubert Bals Fund NHK LeBrocquy Fraser Productions Barmak Film Makmalbaf Film House

Marina Golbahari

Osama

Arif Herati

Espandi

Zubaida Sahar

Mother

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

Nader Khwaja

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

Hamida Refar

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

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