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“To save her family a girl must become a boy”
★ 7.0· 2004· 83 min· Popularity 1
Drama
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.
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Release Date: 3/24/2004
Runtime: 83 minutes
Languages: Hungarian, Pushto, French, Persian, English, Arabic
Director: Siddiq Barmak
Budget: $0.0M
Revenue: $3.9M
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Companies: Hubert Bals Fund, NHK, LeBrocquy Fraser Productions, Barmak Film, Makhmalbaf Film House Productions, Swipe Films
Countries: Afghanistan, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
muslimreligious educationafghanistantalibangirl disguised as boyforced marriagekidssharia lawmother daughter relationshipsurvivewomen and societyveiled womanradical islammother and daughtergirlworking girlislamic studiesgender discriminationreligious extremism
