Osama (2003)
- Directed by
- Siddiq Barmak
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Afghanistan, Netherlands, Ireland, Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 135 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A preteen girl in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan cuts her hair and dresses as a boy to earn money for her family. She takes on a new identity to survive in a world where women are banned from working and going outside alone.
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What happens
Osama (Dari: اُسامه, romanized: Osamah) is a 2003 drama film made in Afghanistan by Siddiq Barmak. The film follows a preteen girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime who disguises herself as a boy, Osama, to support her family. It was the first film to be shot entirely in Afghanistan since 1996, when the Taliban regime banned the creation of all films. As of 2018, the film was the highest-grossing Afghan film of all time. The film is an international co-production of companies in Afghanistan, the Netherlands, Japan, Ireland, and Iran. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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