CinemaOSMovie · 2004 · 1h 23m

Osama

To save her family a girl must become a boy

70%(137)IMDbDrama

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 bySiddiq Barmak

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 23m
Language: FA
Released: March 24, 2004
Budget: $46,000
Revenue: $3,910,519

Studios

Hubert Bals Fund

NHK

Makhmalbaf Film House Productions

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Osama (2003) - Trailer

Osama (2003) - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Siddiq Barmak
Written by: Siddiq Barmak
Produced by: Siddiq Barmak
Julia Fraser

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