
The Kite Runner(2007)
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.


“To save her family a girl must become a boy”
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.

Marina Golbahari
Osama
Arif Herati
Espandi
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
Nader Khwaja
Jadi

Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
Hamida Refar
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Osama is a drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of muslim, religious education, afghanistan, taliban, girl disguised as boy, forced marriage. Directed by Siddiq Barmak, it stars Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar. 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.
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