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Osama is a drama film directed, written, and edited by Siddiq Barmak. The production company is Siddiq Barmak, with additional contributions from Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film, and Makhmalbaf Film House Productions. The cast includes Marina Golbahari. The narrative is set in Afghanistan and explores themes including the Taliban and religious education. The film’s tagline states that to save her family, a girl must become a boy.
The movie was released in 2003 and 2004, with a specific release date of March 24, 2004. It has a runtime of 83 minutes and was produced in Afghanistan, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, and the Netherlands. The original languages are Pashto, Dari, and Persian. Mohammad-Reza Darvishi composed the score. The film was distributed by United Artists and Netflix via video on demand. It has a budget of 46,000 and generated revenue of 3,910,519.
Critical reception includes a review score of 96%, a rating of 7.8 out of 10, and a score of 83 out of 100. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.3, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.023. The film is categorized with keywords such as Muslim and girl disguised as boy.
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Film · TMDB
7.0After 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.
Cast
- Marina Golbahari as Osama
- Arif Herati as Aspnadi
- Zubaida Sahar as Mother
- Mohammad Nadir Khwaja as Mullah
- Nader Khwaja as Jadi
- Malik Akhlaqi as Ajmal
Themes
- muslim
- religious education
- afghanistan
- taliban
- girl disguised as boy
- forced marriage
- kids
- sharia law
- mother daughter relationship
- survive
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- Persian
- Director
- Siddiq Barmak
- Screenwriter
- Siddiq Barmak
- Cast member
- Marina Golbahari
- Composer
- Mohammad-Reza Darvishi
- Production company
- Siddiq Barmak
- Narrative location
- Afghanistan
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 654935
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2004-01-15
- film editor
- Siddiq Barmak
- title
- Osama
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Osama (film)
- different from
- Osama bin Laden
- review score
- 83/100
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