| 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) |
Release dates |
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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.
- ^ "OSAMA (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
mojowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Verma, Priya (2006). "Osama". Off Our Backs. 36 (3): 46. ISSN 0030-0071. JSTOR 20838657.
- ^ Basoli, A.G.; Barmak, Siddiq (2004). "Emerging from the Taliban's Grim Legacy: An Interview with Siddiq Barmak". Cinéaste. 29 (3): 38–41. ISSN 0009-7004. JSTOR 41690254.
- ^ Mayorga, Emilio (7 August 2018). "Siddiq Barmak's 'The Postman' Presented at Open Doors Hub". Variety. Retrieved 23 February 2023.