Osama
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film, Makmalbaf Film House
- Keyword: muslim, religious education, afghanistan, taliban, girl disguised as boy, forced marriage, child, sharia law, mother daughter relationship, survive, women and society, veiled woman, radical islam, mother and daughter, girl, working girl, islamic studies, gender discrimination, religious extremism
- Cast: Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Mohammad Nadir Khwaja, Nader Khwaja, Malik Akhlaqi
