Osama

To save her family a girl must become a boy

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2004
  • 1h 23m
  • 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
Starring
Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Cast

  • Marina Golbahari

    Marina Golbahari

    Osama

  • Arif Herati

    Aspnadi

  • Zubaida Sahar

    Mother

  • Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

    Mullah

  • Nader Khwaja

    Jadi

  • Malik Akhlaqi

    Malik Akhlaqi

    Ajmal

  • Hamida Refar

    Grandmother

  • Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

    Mohammad Nabi Nawa

  • Mohammad Nabi Nawa

    Milk Man

  • Amin Nadem

    Son of Sick Old Man

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