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Osama
MEANRANK
80/100
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Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 96, everyone else 76.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Siddiq Barmak
- Writer
- Siddiq Barmak
- Released
- 24 March 2004
- Country
- Afghanistan, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- Persian
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Budget
- $46.0K
- Box office
- $3.9M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2004 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Afghanistan | Nominee |
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