Osama (2004)

overview : After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.

Release Date : Mar 24, 2004

Runtime : 1h 23m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film

Countries : Afghanistan, Iran, Ireland, Netherlands, Japan

Keywords : muslim, religious education, afghanistan, taliban, girl disguised as boy, forced marriage, child, sharia law, mother daughter relationship, survive, women and society, veiled woman, radical islam, mother and daughter, girl, working girl, islamic studies, gender discrimination, religious extremism