Osama
To save her family a girl must become a boy
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$46000
Revenue
$3910519
Runtime
83 min
Release Date
2004-03-24
Status
Released
Original Language
Pashto
Vote Count
118
Vote Average
6.966
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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