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

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)

Trailer

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