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  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 23 m

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 Arti...

Directed By: Siddiq Barmak

Written By: Siddiq Barmak

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)
  • 1 h 23 m

Osama

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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83
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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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 Arti...

Directed By: Siddiq Barmak

Written By: Siddiq Barmak

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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Universal Acclaim Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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The movie is an outright miracle. [8 March 2004, p. 92]
By David Denby FULL REVIEW
90
Although it's a drama, Osama feels like urgent documentary.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
88
Brave dissenting Islamic filmmakers are risking their lives to tell the story of the persecution of women, and it is a story worth knowing, and mourning.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
80
The performances are credible, but set-pieces like the water-cannoning of a procession of burkha-clad protesters are also impeccably judged.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
80
Effective as a drama as it spirals Golbahari deeper into her nightmarish world, Osama is similarly powerful as a fictionalized account of the Taliban's obscene wish for a world where the stringent enforcement of religious laws took the place of instinctual human kindness.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
75
You watch the movie with an ongoing feeling of dread, and it's not a feeling that ever dissipates.
By Mark Caro FULL REVIEW
63
Rough around the edges, but effectively presents the quandary of women during the repressive religious regime.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
6.8
75% Positive
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17% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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17% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Production Company Barmak Film, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, NHK, Hubert Bals Fund, Makhmalbaf Productions
Release Date Feb 6, 2004
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating PG-13
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cannes Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Pusan International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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