Osama movie storyline. The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan, they being a repressive regime especially for women, who, among other things, are not allowed to work. This situation is especially difficult for one family consisting solely of three women representing three successive generations. All the males in their family have died in various Afghani wars. The mother had been working as a nurse in a hospital, but regardless of she not being allowed to work, the Taliban has cut off funding to the hospital.
The mother and grandmother make what they feel is the only decision they can to survive: they will have the preteen daughter masquerade as a boy so that she can get a job to support the family. The daughter, feeling powerless, agrees despite being scared as if the Taliban discover her masquerade, she is certain they will kill her. Partly as a symbolic measure, the daughter plants a lock of her now cut hair in a pot so that her lost femininity can flourish.
The only people outside the family who know of the ruse are the milk vendor who employs the daughter – he who was a friend of her deceased father – and a local boy named Espandi who recognizes her despite her outward change in appearance. Espandi renames her Osama. The masquerade becomes more difficult when the Taliban recruit all the local boys to school, which includes military training.
Osama is a 2003 drama film made in Afghanistan by Siddiq Barmak. The film follows a pre-teen 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 régime banned the creation of all films. The film is an international co-production between companies in Afghanistan, the Netherlands, Japan, Ireland, and Iran.
Although the title of the film highlights an allegorical relevance to Osama bin Laden, there is no further similarity. The film was a box office success, grossing $3,888,902 worldwide from a small budget of $46,000.
Osama (2004)
Directed by: Siddiq Barmak
Starring: Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Zabih ullah Frotan, Mohamad Haref Harati, Gul Rehman Ghorbandi, Mohammad Nadir Khwaja, Khwaja Nader
Screenplay by: Siddiq Barmak
Production Design by: Akbar Meshkini
Cinematography by: Ebrahim Ghafori
Film Editing by: Siddiq Barmak
Music by: Mohammad Reza Darvishi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic elements.
Distributed by: Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Release Date: June 27, 2003 (Afghanistan), February 6, 2004 (United States=
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