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83 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Marina Golbahari, Mohamad Nader Khadjeh, Zubaida Sahar
  • Summary: A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother lose their jobs when the Taliban closes the hospital where they work. Feeling she has no choice, the mother disguises her daughter as a boy. Now called Osama, the girl embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she tries to keep the Taliban from finding out her true identity. (United Artists)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    100
    The movie is a rare uncensored postcard from a ruined place, a document at once depressing and hideously beautiful that sketches the real hardships of trampled people -- specifically women -- with authority and compelling simplicity.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Carla Meyer
    100
    A heartbreaking, powerful drama.
  3. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Superb performances from a nonprofessional cast. It's gripping, timely, and revealing.

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. Mud
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    women used to experience safety and freedom in the time of taliban and the regime was not6 evil as being presented in the western media to justify the killing of innocent people in Afghanistan by America after they themselves conducted the twin tower blasts see loose change to know the truth.… Expand
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