2004
7.0 (115 votes)
1h 23m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Hubert Bals Fund
NHK
LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
Barmak Film
Makmalbaf Film House
NHK
LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
Barmak Film
Makmalbaf Film House
Osama
To save her family a girl must become a boy
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.
Key Crew
Director: Siddiq Barmak
Writer: Siddiq Barmak
Producer: Siddiq Barmak, Julia Fraser, Julie LeBrocquy, Makoto Ueda
Director of Photography: Ebrahim Ghafori
Top Cast
Marina Golbahari
Osama
Arif Herati
Espandi
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
Nader Khwaja
Jadi
Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
Hamida Refar
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Videos
Osama (2003) - Trailer
