Osama

Name: Osama
Genre: Drama
Released: 24 Mar 2004
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Mohammad Nadir Khwaja, Nader Khwaja

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.

Year: 2004

Genre: Drama

Studio: Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film, Makmalbaf Film House

Director: Siddiq Barmak

Cast: Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Mohammad Nadir Khwaja, Nader Khwaja, Malik Akhlaqi

Crew: Siddiq Barmak (Director), Siddiq Barmak (Writer), Julie LeBrocquy (Producer), Julia Fraser (Producer), Siddiq Barmak (Editor), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Executive Producer)

Runtime: 83 minutes

Release: Mar 24, 2004

IMDb: 7.00/10 by 115 users

Popularity: 1

Country: Afghanistan, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands

Language: العربية, English, Français, Magyar, فارسی, پښتو

Budget: 46,000

Revenue: 3,910,519

Keyword : muslim, religious education, afghanistan, taliban, girl disguised as boy, forced marriage, kids, sharia law, mother daughter relationship, survive, women and society, veiled woman, radical islam, mother and daughter, girl, working girl, islamic studies, gender discrimination, religious extremism