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Marina Golbahari,
Khwaja Nader,
Mohamad Aref Harat,
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: MGM
: Drama, Politics and Social Issues
: 83 min.
: English
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Writer/director Siddiq Barmak makes his film debut with Osama, the first all-Afghan feature released since the end of the Taliban rule. In the early days of the regime, a young girl (Marina Golbahari) and her widowed mother (Zobeydeh Sahar) participate in a demonstration for women's right to work. When the demonstration is broken up by the Taliban, they hide out with local street kid Espandi (Mohamad Aref Harat). When the Taliban take over a hospital where the mother secretly works, they are arrested and jailed. In order to go to work, the mother dresses the young girl as a boy. Forced to attend school, the girl reunites with Espandi, who refers to her as Osama. She struggles to maintain her disguise in order to survive. Osama won an honorable mention at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Special Features:
- "Sharing Hope and Freedom" Featurette with Director Siddiq Barmak
- Theatrical Trailer
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by Basil918
May 3, 2004 - 11:55 AM PDT
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8 out of 8 members found this review helpful
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| Gorgeously shot, despite the setting: the ruins of Afghanistan following the triumph of the Taliban. Devastation is evident everywhere, from the crumbling buildings to the sense of oppression among the many characters who view the Taliban as a foreign occupying force. The drama of the young girl impersonating a boy in order to feed her family is devastating. The film is an opportunity to see some of the world we cannot know even from the best news reports: the national tragedy is conveyed through individual lives, all the more moving for its specificity. |
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