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Osama

2004Movie1 h 23 min

Drama
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic836.6Rotten Tomatoes96%87%
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic836.6Rotten Tomatoes96%87%

Summary

After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at
  • You need an uplifting mood

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  • Breaks your heart.
  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Hits close to home.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Marital Rape Licensein 111 titlesThe movie 'ends with the main character, a female child, getting married off to a man old enough to be her grandfather or even her grandfather's father.No Woman's Landin 123 titlesThe Afghani film Osama exposes much of the misogyny that was hidden from Western eyes during the reign of the Taliban.All 14 tropes

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