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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   4,211 votes
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Director:
Siddiq Barmak
Writer:
Siddiq Barmak (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 June 2003 (Afghanistan) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother lose their jobs when the Taliban closes the hospital where they work... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Outstanding more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements.
Runtime:
83 min
Language:
Pashtu | English | Dari
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Kabul, Afghanistan
Company:
Barmak Film more

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

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14 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Outstanding, 25 May 2004
10/10
Author: Joseph Pintar from New Hartford, NY

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.

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