Osama (2003)

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• Cynthia S

  
  Holy cow this is not a film to watch if you want a feel-good movie! The horrible life that these women (young and old) had to endure in this country boggles the mind. It's an amazing insight on a whole entire different culture that needs to never ever flourish. Very well done… More
  Holy cow this is not a film to watch if you want a feel-good movie! The horrible life that these women (young and old) had to endure in this country boggles the mind. It's an amazing insight on a whole entire different culture that needs to never ever flourish. Very well done film. Very depressing though.

• Carlos M

  
  The first Afghan film since the fall of the Taliban, Osama is a harrowing story set during a dreadful regime that seems to have existed a long time ago, only it's been just a few years since it came to an end. A disturbing, moving piece of work that has the importance of a… More
  The first Afghan film since the fall of the Taliban, Osama is a harrowing story set during a dreadful regime that seems to have existed a long time ago, only it's been just a few years since it came to an end. A disturbing, moving piece of work that has the importance of a historical documentary.

• Lafe F

  
  A miserable look at a girl named Osama living in the Taliban as a boy; what a crappy existence, but a well-made film.

• Dannielle A

  
  I can't stop raving about this movie to everyone. It is so powerful and so beautifully executed that I can't stop thinking about it ever since I saw it.

• George K

  
  Good movie, but I didn't like the way it ended. But that doesn't take away the great acting performance of Arif Herati. Her character Golbahari is told by her mother and grandmother to disguise herself as a boy so she can get a job and bring home the bacon. But in the… More
  Good movie, but I didn't like the way it ended. But that doesn't take away the great acting performance of Arif Herati. Her character Golbahari is told by her mother and grandmother to disguise herself as a boy so she can get a job and bring home the bacon. But in the process...she's recruited by the Taliban. Does her secret and disguise work? You'll have to watch to find out.

• Daisy M

  
  There was no need to give an account of the plot of the film, the simplicity of the brutality that was brought upon the Afghan people by the Taliban did not need many words to convince anyone. Writer/director Siddiq Barmak had put non-professional actors to bring the tale to life. All… More
  There was no need to give an account of the plot of the film, the simplicity of the brutality that was brought upon the Afghan people by the Taliban did not need many words to convince anyone. Writer/director Siddiq Barmak had put non-professional actors to bring the tale to life. All of them did a remarkable job, especially young Marina Golbahari, who captured the terror of her character with such precision. This film was a warning that there must be no more regimes such as the Taliban in Afghanistan. I hope this film will wake up people around the world to demand that women should have equal rights just as man, and to dress however they pleased no matter what country they live in. That's my opinion.

• Dimitris S

  
  A must-see not for the real background but as Ophuls once said,"happiness is never happy"....contradicting?A shocking statement for the western community to open those blind eyes.

• Leo L

  
  The first time I've seen this, I cried. It's an interesting film!

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