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Osama
“To save her family a girl must become a boy”
7.0 / 10• 2004• 1h 23m•NR• Pashto
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Marina Golbahari
Osama
LeadAH
Arif Herati
Aspnadi
ZS
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
MN
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
NK
Nader Khwaja
Jadi
Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
HR
Hamida Refar
Grandmother
GR
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Mohammad Nabi Nawa
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Siddiq Barmak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Osama is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
