Set in Afghanistan after the Taliban has decreed that women should not be seen in public without a male chaperone.
A widowed woman, Espandi, loses her job as a doctor following the closure of her hospital. She disguises her 12-year old daughter as a boy, calling her Osama, and ventures out to find work and stop the family from starving. As Osama's disguise is gradually revealed we are shown the dangers and abuse that she encounters.
An uncompromising story of the harsh realities of life under the Taliban. Hard-hitting, never sentimental, superbly filmed and acted, particularly by the young cast.
A widowed woman, Espandi, loses her job as a doctor following the closure of her hospital. She disguises her 12-year old daughter as a boy, calling her Osama, and ventures out to find work and stop the family from starving. As Osama's disguise is gradually revealed we are shown the dangers and abuse that she encounters.
An uncompromising story of the harsh realities of life under the Taliban. Hard-hitting, never sentimental, superbly filmed and acted, particularly by the young cast.