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.
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Cast
21 people
Marina Golbahari
Osama
Also in
Act of Dishonour
Opium War
Arif Herati
Aspnadi
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Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Also in
Zolykha's Secret
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
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Nader Khwaja
Jadi
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Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal / Shahied (voice)
Also in
Earth and Ashes
Zolykha's Secret
Hamida Refar
Grandmother
No other roles listed
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Mohammad Nabi Nawa
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Mohammad Nabi Nawa
Milk Man
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Amin Nadem
Son of Sick Old Man
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Eli Jaan
Sick Old Man
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Elza Bogova
Foreign Female
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Siddiq Barmak Director · Mohammad Reza Darvishi Composer Ebrahim Ghafori Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3.9M · Budget $46K · United States release August 31, 2003
Box office
Budget
$46,000
Worldwide gross
$3,910,519
Gross vs. budget
85.0×
Production
Hubert Bals Fund
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NHK
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LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
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Barmak Film
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Makhmalbaf Film House Productions
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Swipe Films
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Afghanistan · Iran · Ireland · Japan · Netherlands · United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Hungarian · Pashto · Persian
Release dates
France · May 20, 2003
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 31, 2003
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Canada
September 8, 2003 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
March 24, 2004 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 110082
Netherlands
January 24, 2004 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
South Korea
October 3, 2003 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
February 2, 2006 · Theatrical
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