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Osama - "Nymph"

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:29:04 -0500

Men at the public bath become skeptical of Osama (Marina Golbahari).

Osama - "She Will Be A Boy"

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:24:02 -0500

Osama's (Marina Golbahari) family believe that she will be more valuable disguised as a boy.

'Osama' Theatrical Trailer

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:04:52 -0500

Osama Trailer

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:46:00 -0400

In this preview, a young girl pretends to be a boy to help her family survive under Afghanistan’s Taliban regime.

Osama (2003)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:31:06 -0400

Inspired by a true story, this Golden GlobeÃ‚(r)-winning* drama is the first film made in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. Hailed by critics as 'stunning (Entertainment Weekly), breathtaking (Slant) and 'emotionally charged (Screen International), Osama is a striking work of cinematic art (L.A. Weekly). After the brutal Taliban regime bans women from working and forbids them to leave their homes without a male escort, a 12-year old girland her mother find themselves on the brink of starvation. With nowhere left to turn, the mother disguises her daughter as a boy. Now called Osama, the young girl embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she tries to keep the Taliban from discovering her true identity. *2003: Foreign Language Film

Osama

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:45:10 -0400

This stunning film, the first to be made in a post-Taliban Afghanistan and inspired by a newspaper account read by director Siddiq Barmak, recounts the efforts of a family of women to survive under an oppressive regime. To eke out a meager living, they dress up their 12-year-old girl, Osama, as a boy so she can work. A talented cast of non-actors — including Marina Golbahari and Zubaida Sahar -- adds integrity to the heartbreaking story.

Osama Trailer

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:22:57 -0400

In the early days of the Afghan Taliban ruling regime, a young girl and her widowed mother participate in a demonstration for women's right to work.

Zolykha’s Secret

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:13:09 -0400

The daily struggles of a rural family living at the base of a remote mountain range in Afghanistan unfold through the eyes of a frightened child in this moving Tribeca Film Festival selection from director Horace Shansab. When a Taliban soldier sets his sights on young Zolykha’s 13-year-old sister, Amena, the girls' father must risk his life to protect his daughter's honor. But his actions yield tragic results.