Osama

Osama

2004
1h 23m
7.0

7.0/10

129 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

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

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $46,000

Revenue: $3,910,519

Language: PS

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Production Information

Production Companies
Hubert Bals Fund NHK LeBrocquy Fraser Productions Barmak Film Makhmalbaf Film House Productions Swipe Films
Production Countries
Afghanistan Iran Ireland Japan Netherlands United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
Hungarian Pushto French Persian English Arabic

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date March 24, 2004
Status Released
Language PS
IMDb ID tt0368913

Cast

Marina Golbahari
Marina Golbahari

Osama

Arif Herati
Arif Herati

Aspnadi

Zubaida Sahar
Zubaida Sahar

Mother

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

Nader Khwaja
Nader Khwaja

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi
Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

Hamida Refar
Hamida Refar

Grandmother

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

Mohammad Nabi Nawa

Mohammad Nabi Nawa
Mohammad Nabi Nawa

Milk Man

Amin Nadem
Amin Nadem

Son of Sick Old Man

Eli Jaan
Eli Jaan

Sick Old Man

Elza Bogova
Elza Bogova

Foreign Female

Key Crew

Siddiq Barmak
Director
Siddiq Barmak
Writer
Julie LeBrocquy
Producer
Julia Fraser
Producer
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Executive Producer
Siddiq Barmak
Producer
Makoto Ueda
Producer