Osama

Osama

Osama

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Osama

"To save her family a girl must become a boy"

2004

1h 23m

7.0(129 votes)

Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Hubert Bals Fund

NHK

Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Marina Golbahari

Osama

Marina Golbahari

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Arif Herati

Aspnadi

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Zubaida Sahar

Mother

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Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

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Nader Khwaja

Jadi

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Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

Malik Akhlaqi

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Hamida Refar

Grandmother

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Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

Mohammad Nabi Nawa

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Mohammad Nabi Nawa

Milk Man

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Amin Nadem

Son of Sick Old Man

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Eli Jaan

Sick Old Man

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Elza Bogova

Foreign Female

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Gholaam Sekhi Sedighi

Poor Man

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Henry Jordan

Male Foreign Reporter

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Najibeh Hamdard

Mullah's Wife

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Nahid Refaah

Mullah's Wife

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Bibi Khan Anaa

Mullah's Wife

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Navaab Khan

Judge

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Moalem Khan

Spokesperson of the Jugge

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Zin Aldin

School Teacher

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Mehraab Khoshnevis

Hospital Manager

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Malik Akhlaqi

Shahied (voice)

Malik Akhlaqi

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