Osama | |
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Directed by | Siddiq Barmak |
Written by | Siddiq Barmak |
Produced by | Julia Fraser Julie Le Brocquy |
Starring | Marina Golbahari
Malik Akhlaqi Arif Herati Zubaida Sahar Zabih ullah Frotan |
Cinematography | Ebrahim Ghafori |
Edited by | Siddiq Barmak |
Music by | Mohammad Reza Darvishi |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | A-Film Distribution (Netherlands) Uplink (Japan) ICA Film Distribution (UK/Ireland) |
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Running time | 83 minutes[1] |
Countries | Afghanistan Netherlands Japan Ireland Iran |
Language | Dari |
Budget | $46,000[2] |
Box office | $3,888,902[2] |
Osama (Dari: اُسامه, romanized: Osamah) is a 2003 drama film made in Afghanistan by Siddiq Barmak. The film follows a preteen girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime who disguises herself as a boy, Osama, to support her family. It was the first film to be shot entirely in Afghanistan since 1996, when the Taliban regime banned the creation of all films.[3][4] As of 2018[update], the film was the highest-grossing Afghan film of all time.[5] The film is an international co-production between companies in Afghanistan, the Netherlands, Japan, Ireland, and Iran.
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