Osama

Name: Osama
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003-06-27
Duration: 1 h 23 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Marina Golbahari, Khwaja Nader, Mohamad Aaref Haraati, Zubaida Sahar, Hamida Refah

IMDb ID: tt0368913 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.3 (9,771 votes)

Genres: Drama

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAfghanistan: Osama
Argentina: Osama
Australia: Osama
Canada: Osama (English)
Germany: Osama
Spain: Osama
Finland: Osama
France: Osama
United Kingdom: Osama
Hungary: Osama
Ireland: Osama (English)
India: Osama (English)
India: Osama (Hindi)
South Korea: Osama
Mexico: Osama
New Zealand: Osama (English)
Turkey: Osama (Turkish)
United States: Osama
South Africa: Osama (English)
Japan: Afghan Zero nen
Greece: Gia mia thesi ston ilio (transliterated title)
Greece: Για μια θέση στον ήλιο
Greece: Ο Οσάμα στη χώρα του φόβου (TV Title)
Russia: Усама
Japan: アフガン零年 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 少女奧薩瑪
Hong Kong: 掀起面紗的少女 (Mandarin, Festival Title)
少女奧薩瑪Content RatingPG-13Release Date2003-06-27Runtime83 minutesMetascore83IMDb Popularity0User Reviews81Critic Reviews105Countries / RegionsAfghanistan
Ireland
Japan
Netherlands
IranLanguagesDari
Pashtu
English
French
ArabicKeywordstaliban
menarche
afghanistan
girl dresses as a boy
short haired femaleFilming LocationsKabul, AfghanistanProduction CompaniesBarmak Film
LeBrocquy Fraser Productions
NHKIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368913/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0368913.jpgUpdated At2025-09-08T00:13:20

Directors

Siddiq Barmak

Writers

Siddiq Barmak

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Marina Golbahari | Character: Osama
Actor: Khwaja Nader | Character: Mullah
Actor: Mohamad Aaref Haraati | Character: Aspnadi
Actor: Zubaida Sahar | Character: Mother
Actor: Hamida Refah | Character: Grandmother
Actor: Gul Rehman Ghorbandi | Character: Mohammad Nabi Nawa
Actor: Mohammad Nabi Nawa | Character: Milk man
Actor: Amin Nadem | Character: Son of sick old men
Actor: Eli Jaan | Character: Sick old men
Actor: Elza Bogova | Character: Foreign Female
Actor: Gholaam Sekhi Sedighi | Character: Poor Man
Actor: Henry Jordan | Character: Male Foreign Reporter
Actor: Najibeh Hamdard | Character: Mullah's wife
Actor: Nahid Refaah | Character: Mullah's wife
Actor: Bibi Khan Anaa | Character: Mullah's wife
Actor: Navaab Khan | Character: Judge
Actor: Moalem Khan | Character: Spokesperson of the Jugge
Actor: Zin Aldin | Character: School teacher of students
Actor: Mehraab Khoshnevis | Character: Hospital Manager
Actor: Malik Akhlaqi | Character: Shahied

[Directors Group]
Name: Siddiq Barmak | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Siddiq Barmak | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Siddiq Barmak | Role: Producer
Name: Julia Fraser | Role: Producer
Name: Julie LeBrocquy | Role: Producer
Name: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Role: Producer
Name: Makoto Ueda | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Mohammad Reza Darvishi | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ebrahim Ghafori | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Siddiq Barmak | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Akbar Meshkini | Role: Production Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Mohammad Ahmadi | Role: Production Manager
Name: Siamak Alagheband | Role: Production Manager
Name: Abubakr Atef | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Kaveh Moeinfar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Razi Mohebi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Farrokh Fadaei | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hassan Mahdavi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hussein Mahdavi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mastaneh Mohajer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Behrooz Shahamat | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marcus Sujata | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Mehdi Amiri | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vahid Ramagh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Reza Sheykhi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Mastaneh Mohajer | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Malikdelha | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Agheleh Rezaie | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Frank Mannion | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chieko Murata | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jack Turner | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Osama Scene: She Will Be A Boy | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3252470809/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3252470809/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921430620.mp4?Expires=1788362549&Signature=ThHsnyFpR81FTtUOkPhMukBWOb3M4QVor5ecJGapojQ7taLzzp0YZMmwLXIXJ2-OSeMJPklNpPXg2epMCF4E2pH8qPqIDKfGQJkS75qnjdfdoFjmcso1dUllWWUOGOyFrAhbWSVfu7RRLXBejFMalMK8AbWnVwR4WnQ1tILOp7BgOOzTK5ZKkKGji8oxaYrissdFXIlMzoCHSGDTqL-Qg0Pmj9jx48~1nri4CmmvqdN05lU3UDpJp-GC8kA~j0apeJlD914CaODUKbv4TtrVjtjln0IJTuMVXyTCQXhVbZ-EEMm1GnFEJES891J9101kriCDaAxTO8YUDIBboXW07w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Osama Scene: Nymph | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2715599897/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2715599897/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677997867968.mp4?Expires=1788362548&Signature=PEjNqauCb9dyIexoUNbu10dCuupPQPGPLBYnHQo3F5VZg9L0p0JvJuLLg8LWNJEa9-BkKzHrYYnoQFxqptvid53nZ8~ZJfLdRnbhXkTrw7jYFStMJ~1Dmv6Sy5Jy0YWipG66HS~puF6iGAHZV0U3foaE~hs7ZYTBdv1nZF3nuJIB5td26thL45QqkpXPODtjF-VsVKb~yf9YY-rpqzXi6d3D1PyKE1Uo9tWhgbtNrVB9kP4IyD0HVLrc6e7aEa6gQc7pe5ADxfDSsqEbzbBpbN5SsZB2YbLCat~uz27sL5WlvVRYx5oZxCNxVvZK6D0nB1KkOJ4AvPRoskYG84yodw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Osama Scene: You Are A Girl | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1994179609/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1994179609/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677872840789.mp4?Expires=1788362549&Signature=exdbqF1jJ7xKNpfW1QGtBraZM5OhIrpyYftp8gGMqjOT4To7a4MazmxV~Bp3fvGeDduEabz-cROmgWZEsQzbDsaKwXFWTisOc-V7S~LeYkCaVS7pbQKJnrDET2Pa6i6rCk0tyzYMI3jY0rhXJvVWSvwgeVn42b-GqFfHTwVWyv~R4ugadTR8kmc5inHTjyjHn4mg71f5j94tQGJpr-oMs9POv-986h~jCzaLNRSv9TjgHyR8OcCq3regUYwnOHYaSf7hA2p8xtk4FUKX59AVBOlQuSi6REQNFcFgTrIqBbB7P3V-qJjg1eqgW4BqbhqSuUoXhxegnm4J5ay99~vecw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 20, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Afghanistan: June 27, 2003
India: July 20, 2003 (CINEFAN Film Festival)
Denmark: August 13, 2003 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
United States: August 31, 2003 (Telluride Film Festival)
Canada: September 8, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
South Korea: October 3, 2003 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Greece: October 7, 2003 (Panorama of European Cinema)
Greece: October 10, 2003
United Kingdom: October 25, 2003 (BFI London Film Festival)
Spain: October 29, 2003 (Valladolid International Film Festival)
Mexico: November 26, 2003 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
Norway: November 27, 2003 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Japan: December 13, 2003 (NHK Asian Film Festival)
India: December 16, 2003 (Kerala International Film Festival)
Spain: December 19, 2003 (limited)
Finland: December 19, 2003
Spain: January 9, 2004
Germany: January 15, 2004 (limited)
Netherlands: January 24, 2004 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Czech Republic: January 30, 2004 (Febio Film Festival)
Italy: January 30, 2004
Switzerland: February 5, 2004 (German speaking region)
United States: February 6, 2004 (limited)
United Kingdom: February 13, 2004 (limited)
Serbia: February 29, 2004 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Austria: March 5, 2004
Denmark: March 12, 2004
Sweden: March 12, 2004
Taiwan: March 13, 2004 (limited)
France: March 14, 2004 (Alès Film Festival)
France: March 18, 2004 (Valenciennes Film Festival)
Israel: March 18, 2004
France: March 24, 2004
Mexico: March 26, 2004
Belgium: March 31, 2004
Switzerland: March 31, 2004 (French speaking region)
Hong Kong: April 6, 2004 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Netherlands: April 8, 2004
Argentina: April 14, 2004 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Hong Kong: April 22, 2004
Australia: April 29, 2004 (limited)
New Zealand: May 13, 2004
Czech Republic: June 3, 2004 (Zlín Film Festival)
Philippines: June 23, 2004 (Cinemanila Film Festival)
Brazil: June 25, 2004 (limited)
Argentina: September 2, 2004
Hungary: September 30, 2004
Estonia: December 3, 2004 (Black Nights Film Festival)
Turkey: December 24, 2004
Malaysia: December 30, 2004 (limited)
Kazakhstan: March 18, 2005
South Korea: February 2, 2006
Egypt: May 13, 2021 (DVD premiere)
Hong Kong: October 29, 2021 (Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)

Awards

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