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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.

religious extremism gender discrimination islamic studies working girl girl mother and daughter radical islam veiled woman women and society survive mother daughter relationship sharia law kids forced marriage girl disguised as boy taliban afghanistan religious education muslim
Budget

$46,000

Runtime

83 min

Box Office

$3,910,519

Released Mar 2004
The Ensemble 29
Directed by

Siddiq Barmak

Written bySiddiq Barmak

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