Osama

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

7.0(132 votes)

1h 23m

March 24, 2004

Drama

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.

Status

Released

Budget

$46,000

Revenue

$3,910,519

Production Companies

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

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Top Cast

Marina Golbahari

Osama

Arif Herati

Aspnadi

Zubaida Sahar

Mother

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

Nader Khwaja

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

Hamida Refar

Grandmother

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

Mohammad Nabi Nawa

Milk Man

Amin Nadem

Son of Sick Old Man

Eli Jaan

Sick Old Man

Elza Bogova

Foreign Female

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