The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan, they being 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 Afghani wars. The mother had been working as a nurse in a hospital, but regardless of she not being allowed to work, the Taliban has cut off funding to the hosp... (Full plot summary below)
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The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan, they being 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 Afghani wars. The mother had been working as a nurse in a hospital, but regardless of she not being allowed to work, the Taliban has cut off funding to the hospital. The mother and grandmother make what they feel is the only decision they can to survive: they will have the preteen daughter masquerade as a boy so that she can get a job to support the family. The daughter, feeling powerless, agrees despite being scared as if the Taliban discover her masquerade, she is certain they will kill her. Partly as a symbolic measure, the daughter plants a lock of her now cut hair in a pot so that her lost femininity can flourish. The only people outside the family who know of the ruse are the milk vendor who employs the daughter - he who was a friend of her deceased father - and a local boy named Espandi who recognizes her despite her outward change in appearance. Espandi renames her Osama. The masquerade becomes more difficult when the Taliban recruit all the local boys to school, which includes military training.
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| OregonianShawn LevyIt's a painful film about religious issues made with sufficiently compelling craft that you can't look away even as you are appalled. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatOsama delivers a cry from the heart of subjugated and humiliated women in Afghanistan under the merciless rule of the Taliban. |
| TIME MagazineRichard CorlissTruth shines through every frame, thanks to Barmak's storytelling skill and his young star's unaffected radiance. |
| Chicago TribuneMark CaroYou watch the movie with an ongoing feeling of dread, and it's not a feeling that ever dissipates. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussIts central performance by young Marina Golbahari registers a terrorized and unforgettable personal response to pervasive mass intimidation. |
| Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisRaw and wretchedly current, it is a story that packs a cruel emotional wallop. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford["Osama"] is a harsh, no punches pulled film that will cause an emotional impact on the viewer. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordThe loss of one childhood howls through Barmak's film |
| CineScene.comMark SellsBeautifully balances political statement with artistic expression. |
| Pasadena WeeklyJohn Esther“Osama” is at once an important film and a dangerous one. |
