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Osama

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Osama (2003)
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After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and gra... Read allAfter the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.

  • Director
    • Siddiq Barmak
  • Writer
    • Siddiq Barmak
  • Stars
    • Marina Golbahari
    • Zubaida Sahar
    • Khwaja Nader
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
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    • Director
      • Siddiq Barmak
    • Writer
      • Siddiq Barmak
    • Stars
      • Marina Golbahari
      • Zubaida Sahar
      • Khwaja Nader
    • 81User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 14 nominations

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    Marina Golbahari in Osama (2003)
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    Marina Golbahari
    Marina Golbahari
    • Osama
    Zubaida Sahar
    • Mother
    Khwaja Nader
    Mohammad Arif Herati
    • Espandi
    Mohamad Haref Harati
    Hamida Refah
    Gul Rehman Ghorbandi
    • Moazin
    Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
    • Mullah
    Malik Akhlaqi
    • Shahied
    • (voice)
    • (as Malikdelha)
    Kamihejazi
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    • Director
      • Siddiq Barmak
    • Writer
      • Siddiq Barmak
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    • Trivia
      This is the first film to be made in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban. Previously all filming had been banned.
    • Goofs
      The first time Osama is encouraged to climb the tree, the amount of light on her face changes between shots. The close shot shows the right side of her face in shadow, while in the long shot from the top of the tree all of her face is in sunlight.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004)

    User reviews81

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    Some disturbing political thoughts about this fine film.
    There is no need for me to rehash the plot of this film. Many others have done that.

    It is a harrowing experience. However, something occurred to me after seeing it. Given the inhuman treatment of women by the Taliban, why did it take the attacks of September 11 to finally have the US decide to remove the regime. Winston Churchill said that you could always count on the US to do the right thing, after it has done everything else.

    That we (the US) should attack Iraq because our commander in chief didn't like them and they acted poorly towards his father, yet we refrained from doing anything about the Taliban until we were attacked, reflects very poorly upon us.
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    • bankcello
    • Nov 30, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2003 (Afghanistan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Afghanistan
      • Ireland
      • Japan
      • Netherlands
      • Iran
    • Languages
      • Dari
      • Pashtu
      • English
      • French
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • 少女奧薩瑪
    • Filming locations
      • Kabul, Afghanistan
    • Production companies
      • Barmak Film
      • LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
      • NHK
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $46,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,270,904
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $51,969
      • Feb 8, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,910,519
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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