Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Siddiq Barmak
- Writer
- Siddiq Barmak
- Original Language
- Pashto
- Budget
- $46,000
Cast
Arif Herati
Gol Rahman Ghorbandi
Hamida Refar
Malik Akhlaqi
Marina Golbahari
Mohammad Nadir Khwaja
Nader Khwaja
Zubaida Sahar
Keywords
afghanistan
forced marriage
gender discrimination
girl
girl disguised as boy
islamic studies
kids
mother and daughter
mother daughter relationship
muslim
radical islam
religious education
religious extremism
sharia law
survive
taliban
veiled woman
women and society
working girl
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