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To save her family a girl must become a boy

Osama

7.0 / 10 7.0 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.

Directed by Siddiq Barmak

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CAST

The people behind the story

Marina Golbahari

Marina GolbahariOsama

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Arif HeratiAspnadi

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Zubaida SaharMother

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Mohammad Nadir KhwajaMullah

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Nader KhwajaJadi

Malik Akhlaqi

Malik AkhlaqiAjmal

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Hamida RefarGrandmother

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Gol Rahman GhorbandiMohammad Nabi Nawa