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Osama
"To save her family a girl must become a boy"
2004 • 1h 23m • ★ 7.0 (127 votes) Released
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
Rating
7.0
Runtime
83 min
Budget
$0.0M
Revenue
$3.9M
Profit/Loss
+3.9M
Production
Hubert Bals Fund
NHK LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
Barmak Film
Makmalbaf Film House
Swipe Films
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Keywords
muslimreligious educationafghanistantalibangirl disguised as boyforced marriagekidssharia lawmother daughter relationshipsurvivewomen and societyveiled womanradical islammother and daughtergirlworking girlislamic studiesgender discriminationreligious extremism
