Osama
"To save her family a girl must become a boy"
2004-03-24
6.974
ps 83mDrama
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.
Director
Siddiq Barmak
Writer
Siddiq Barmak
Producer
Julie LeBrocquy
Producer
Julia Fraser
Editor
Siddiq Barmak
Executive Producer
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$3,910,519Budget
$46,000Countries
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Ireland
- Japan
- Netherlands
Companies
- Hubert Bals Fund
- NHK
- LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
- Barmak Film
