Osama

"To save her family a girl must become a boy"

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

Cast

Marina Golbahari

Osama

A

Arif Herati

Aspnadi

Z

Zubaida Sahar

Mother

M

Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

Mullah

N

Nader Khwaja

Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi

Ajmal

H

Hamida Refar

Grandmother

G

Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

Mohammad Nabi Nawa