OSAMA (Osama )
Directed by: Siddiq BarmakCast list: Marina Golbahari, Khwaja Nader, Arif Herati
Country: Ireland, Japan, Afghanistan
Year: 2003
Genres: Drama /
Runtime: 83 min.
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The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan. It is 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 Afghan wars. The mother and the grandmother make what they feel is the only decision to survive: the preteen daughter will masquerade as a boy so that she can get a job to support the family.
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Subjects: Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / History /
Topics: education in human values / women (and/or violence against women) / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / children, children’s rights / cultural diversity, immigration, emigration / human geography / anthropology, ethnography / human relations, psychology, sociology / politics, political systems /
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