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AFGHANISTAN · 2004

Osama

Siddiq Barmak
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Synopsis

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.

Year2004
CountryAfghanistan
DirectorSiddiq Barmak
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