Osama

Storyline

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.

• Released

  2004

• Runtime

  1h 23min

• Director

  Siddiq Barmak

• Budget

  $46,000

• Revenue

  $3,910,519

Genre

Drama

• Status

  Released

• Language

  Pushto

• Production

  Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film, Makmalbaf Film House