Release Date: February 6, 2004
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements
Written and Directed by: Siddiq Barmak
Starring: Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Mohamad Haref Harati, Mohamad Nader Khadjeh, Hamida Refah
Plot:
Set in Afghanistan, just as the Taliban began to take over, as women found themselves forbidden from coming out onto the streets unless accompanied by a man or a boy. The story focuses on a mother and a grandmother who have no living husbands or sons, so they disguise a daughter (Golbahari) as a boy named Osama so that she can escort her mother as she leaves the house, looking for work.
Review:
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