After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati, Zubaida Sahar, Mohammad Nadir Khwaja, Nader Khwaja, Malik Akhlaqi
Crew: Siddiq Barmak (Director), Siddiq Barmak (Writer), Julie LeBrocquy (Producer), Mohammad Reza Darvishi (Original Music Composer), Makoto Ueda (Producer), Siddiq Barmak (Editor)
Country: Afghanistan, Iran, Ireland, Netherlands, Japan
Language: English, Français, Magyar, پښتو, فارسی
Studio: Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film
Runtime: 83 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 24, 2004
IMDb: 4
Keywords:muslim, religious education, afghanistan, taliban, girl disguised as boy, forced marriage, child, sharia law, mother daughter relationship, survive, women and society, veiled woman, radical islam, mother and daughter, girl, working girl, islamic studies, gender discrimination, religious extremism
