Osama
أسامة
Siddiq Barmak's film — the first Afghan feature after the Taliban — about a girl disguised as a boy named Osama to feed her family; Golden Globe winner.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenViolent extremism and the Muslim responseThe poor and the worker
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2003 CE · 1424 AH†
- Countries
- AF · IR
- Languages
- fa (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- اسامهOsama
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- Features
- Marina Golbahari
- Directed by
- Siddiq Barmak
- Written by
- Siddiq Barmak
People and things also explored
Four Daughters· In the Name of God· Timbuktu· The economic condition of the Arabs before Islam· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· The Companions' fortunes under Uthman· Waʾd (Infant Burial)
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Osama”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/usama-2003/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.