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Osama
Directed by
Siddiq Barmak
PG-13
2003
83m
Drama
7.3
96%
87%
7.0
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After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
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Cast of Osama
Marina Golbahari
Osama
Arif Herati
Espandi
Zubaida Sahar
Mother
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Mullah
Nader Khwaja
Jadi
Malik Akhlaqi
Ajmal
Hamida Refar
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Siddiq Barmak
Director / Writer / Producer / Editor
Julia Fraser
Producer
Julie LeBrocquy
Producer
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Executive Producer
Makoto Ueda
Producer
Akbar Meshkini
Production Design
Ebrahim Ghafori
Director Of Photography
Razi Mohebi
Assistant Director
Mohammad Reza Darvishi
Original Music Composer
Hosein Mahdavi
Sound Designer
Osama Ratings & Reviews
New York Magazine/Vulture
Peter Rainer
The first film shot entirely in Afghanistan since the rise and fall of the Taliban, and it's a heartbreaking look back at life under that regime.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
We've heard so much about the cruelty of the Taliban that we think we've heard it all. But there's something about seeing one small human story played out that is still overwhelming.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Painfully realistic.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
Barmak and his little star bring artistry and truth to the plight of women under the Taliban.
Houston Chronicle
Bruce Westbrook
A harrowing look at a disturbingly recent time that seems more rooted in a barbaric, distant past.
Arizona Republic
Richard Nilsen
A must-see for anyone with an interest in the rest of the world.
Dallas Morning News
Jane Sumner
A poignant film with stinging images.
The New Republic
Stanley Kauffmann
We are certainly entitled to marvel at its very existence, but that isn't enough. The work itself is extraordinary.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Heartbreaking stuff.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
I found Mr. Barmak's direction too by-the-numbers, and Ms. Goldbahari's Osama a one-note performance in her relentlessly whimpering (though perfectly understandable) self-pity.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
Wonderful film, and what a remarkable achievement.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
A bleak, all too realistic drama.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Although it's a drama, Osama feels like urgent documentary.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
A melancholy movie, but a necessary one.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
The horrors of Osama are pervasive, not acute, so they take longer to sink in. But once in, they stay there.
Detroit News
Tom Long
The best and worst thing about this film is it seems completely true. And no amount of water can wash away the sins portrayed.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
Despite an absence of subtlety, the film has a very real impact.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Imagine if we could see films from previous centuries -- records of slavery, the Great Fire of London, the Black Plague. Osama is like a film from some long-ago age.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
Works simply as the story of one unlucky young girl.
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