Osama (2003)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Siddiq Barmak

Writer:

Siddiq Barmak (writer)

Release Date:

27 June 2003 (Afghanistan)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother lose their jobs when the Taliban closes the hospital where they work...

Plot Keywords:

Taliban | Afghanistan | Hospital | Male Female Relationship | Pedophilia

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Marina Golbahari	...	Osama
Arif Herati	...	Espandi
Zubaida Sahar	...	Mother
Mohamad Nader Khadjeh
Mohamad Haref Harati
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Khwaja Nader
Hamida Refah

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

Afghanistan | Netherlands | Japan | Ireland | Iran

Language:

Pashtu | English | Dari

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Kabul, Afghanistan

Company:

Barmak Film

Trivia:

The actors in the film, all amateurs, are people of the city of Kabul. Siddiq Barmak found the main character, Marina Golbahari, on the streets of Kabul.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Osama: Sharing Hope and Freedom (2004) (V)

Outstanding

If this film does not make you angry, then you have no feelings whatsoever. This is the first film made in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban. It shows the oppressive life of women under the Taliban. They are not allowed to go to school, hold jobs, or be allowed in public without a male escort. This movie tells the story of a girl who must disguise herself as a boy in order to get a job so her family can buy food. If she is caught, she would most likely be put to death for breaking the law. It is amazing that such things still exist in today's world. This movie is a warning that there must be no more regimes such as the Taliban in Afghanistan. I hope this film will prompt people around the world to demand that women have basic rights such as the right to vote, to go out in public, and to dress however they please no matter what country they live in.