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Cast
| Marina Golbahari | ... |
Osama
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Khwaja Nader |
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Mohammad Arif Herati | ... |
Espandi
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Zubaida Sahar | ... |
Mother
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Mohamad Haref Harati |
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Hamida Refah |
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Gul Rehman Ghorbandi | ... |
Moazin
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Mohammad Nadir Khwaja | ... |
Mullah
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Malik Akhlaqi | ... |
Shahied (voice)
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Kamihejazi | ... |
Singer
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Directed by
| Siddiq Barmak | ||
Written by
| Siddiq Barmak | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Siddiq Barmak | ... | producer |
| Julia Fraser | ... | producer |
| Julie LeBrocquy | ... | producer |
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ... | executive producer |
| Makoto Ueda | ... | producer |
Music by
| Mohammad Reza Darvishi | ||
Cinematography by
| Ebrahim Ghafori | ||
Editing by
| Siddiq Barmak | ||
Editorial Department
| Mastaneh Mohajer | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Akbar Meshkini | ||
Production Management
| Mohammad Ahmadi | ... | production manager |
| Siamak Alagheband | ... | production manager |
| Abubakr Atef | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kaveh Moeinfar | ... | assistant director (as Kaveh Moinfar) |
| Razi Mohebi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Farrokh Fadaei | ... | sound (as Faroukh Fadace) |
| Hassan Mahdavi | ... | sound mixer |
| Hussein Mahdavi | ... | sound designer |
| Mastaneh Mohajer | ... | sound mixer |
| Behrooz Shahamat | ... | sound (as Behroz Shahamat) |
| Marcus Sujata | ... | adr mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mehdi Amiri | ... | camera operator |
| Vahid Ramagh | ... | still photographer |
| Reza Sheykhi | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Malikdelha | ... | songwriter |
Script and Continuity Department
| Agheleh Rezaie | ... | continuity (as Agheleh Rezaei) |
Additional Crew
| Frank Mannion | ... | sales agent |
| Chieko Murata | ... | assistant to producer |
| Jack Turner | ... | acquisitions executive |
Production Companies
- Barmak Film
- LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
- NHK
- Hubert Bals Fund (support)
- Makhmalbaf Productions (support)
Distributors
- Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czechia)
- Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovakia)
- A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- CDI Films (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Delphi Filmverleih Produktion (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Folkets Bio (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Frenetic Films (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- ICA Projects (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kamras Film Group (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Kino Bez Granits (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2004) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sharmill Films (2003) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arkles Entertainment (2004) (New Zealand)
- Barbar Film (2004) (Turkey)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- TVA Films (2003) (Canada)
- TVA (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- United Artists (2004) (United States)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- With Cinema (Korea)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan, they being a repressive regime especially for women, who, among other things, are not allowed to work. This situation is especially difficult for one family consisting solely of three women representing three successive generations. All the males in their family have died in various Afghani wars. The mother had been working as a nurse in a hospital, but regardless of she not being allowed to work, the Taliban has cut off funding to the hospital. The mother and grandmother make what they feel is the only decision they can to survive: they will have the preteen daughter masquerade as a boy so that she can get a job to support the family. The daughter, feeling powerless, agrees despite being scared as if the Taliban discover her masquerade, she is certain they will kill her. Partly as a symbolic measure, the daughter plants a lock of her now cut hair in a pot so that her lost femininity can flourish. The only people outside the family who know of the ruse are the milk vendor who employs the daughter - he who was a friend of her deceased father - and a local boy named Espandi who recognizes her despite her outward change in appearance. Espandi renames her Osama. The masquerade becomes more difficult when the Taliban recruit all the local boys to school, which includes military training. Written by Huggo |
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Box Office
| Budget | $46,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is the first film to be made in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban. Previously all filming had been banned. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards (2004). See more » |