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Osama

To save her family a girl must become a boy

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The Film

Osama

To save her family a girl must become a boy

The Story

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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Budget

$46,000

Runtime

83 min

Box Office

$3,910,519

Released Mar 2004

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Directed by

Siddiq Barmak

Written bySiddiq Barmak

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