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24/03/2004 Drama 1h 23m
70
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To save her family a girl must become a boy

Overview

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.

  1. Siddiq Barmak

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Marina Golbahari

    Osama

  2. Arif Herati

    Aspnadi

  3. Zubaida Sahar

    Mother

  4. Mohammad Nadir Khwaja

    Mullah

  5. Nader Khwaja

    Jadi

  6. Malik Akhlaqi

    Ajmal

  7. Hamida Refar

    Grandmother

  8. Gol Rahman Ghorbandi

    Mohammad Nabi Nawa

  9. Mohammad Nabi Nawa

    Milk Man

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Pashto

Budget
$46,000.00

Revenue
$3,910,519.00

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