Osama
“To save her family a girl must become a boy”
2004•1h 23m•7.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Siddiq Barmak
Writer
Siddiq Barmak
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$4M
Languages
Hungarian, Pushto, French
Studio
Hubert Bals Fund
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
Mohammad Nabi Nawa
Milk Man
Amin Nadem
Son of Sick Old Man
Eli Jaan
Sick Old Man
Elza Bogova
Foreign Female
Gholaam Sekhi Sedighi
Poor Man
Henry Jordan
Male Foreign Reporter
Najibeh Hamdard
Mullah's Wife
Production
Company
Hubert Bals Fund
Company
NHK
Company
LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
Company
Barmak Film
Company
Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
Company
Swipe Films
Producer
Siddiq Barmak
Producer
Julia Fraser
Producer
Julie LeBrocquy
Producer
Makoto Ueda
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