A pre-teen Afghan girl gets her hair cut and is dressed in boys cloths so she may find a job and help to support her poor family. Her convincing disguise, however, causes her to be taken by the Taliban and recruited to military school so she can join their troops. In the camp she does her best not be caught, but that is not a simple task. ‘Osama’ was the very first film coming from Afghanistan since the Taliban regime enforced a ban on film-making for several years. It has thus been marked as very significant and consequently hailed by many critics. Although its influence may be relevant though, its story - apart from the basic premise - is poorly…

Part of the 30 Days in May challenge, 2014 edition

Osama also reviewed with Milk of Sorrow

By happenstance, we watched the Peruvian Milk of Sorrow and then the Afghan Osama back to back on consecutive days. Afterwards, I thought that these two films, although from different countries and depicting different political circumstances, were amazingly like a part 1 and part 2 of the same film. We watched in reverse order, though, as Osama is the beginning of the tale. There is something to say about the order we watched, though, which I’ll explain later.

More descriptive than my usual reviews, and contains some mild spoilers. Nothing more than is contained in both films descriptions.

Part 1 - Osama

Osama…

Part of the 2014 30 countries challenge, Film #15 - Afghanistan

In a 1-2 punch we watched The Milk of Sorrow and Osama back to back. Both films show how difficult it can be to be a girl in different parts of the world.

Osama is particularly heartbreaking. The poor girl lives in a world controlled by idiotic men (the Taliban) where survival requires a man. Women and their children will most likely die if they do not have a male relative who will provide for them. Women can't work. If by some fate they have no father, brother, son or uncle who can work to buy food, they are done for. If they protest they will be shot at.…

Film Number 15 on PinHeadLarry145's 30 Days 30 Countries Film Challenge!

Afghanistan, 2003.

Much like The Lives of Others at the start of this challenge, Osama tells a story that only the films home country is allowed to tell. Where The Lives of Others was made in a time where opinions were safe, this one was made in a time where it was a little more risky. The film makers could've very well have been risking their lives by telling this story.

Osama tells the tale of a young Afghani woman who has to pose as a boy in order to provide for her family during the rein of the Taliban. She ironically takes the name "Osama" and begins taking…

A painful glimpse at the totalitarian rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan, especially with regard to women. In this particular story, a girl is forced to dress as a boy and work because there are no men in her household to bring in income. Women in this society do what they can to circumvent the laws, though there are severe consequences for being proactive. A precarious plan from the beginning, the danger escalates when the girl lands herself in a school run by the Taliban. Surrounded by boys, she has to continue pretending she is one, too. As with any lie, it leads to more and more complicated lies, and this challenges the girl further.

Coming to this movie from…

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Film #25 of 31 in my March Around The World | 2019 Challenge (Afghanistan)
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Afghani writer-director Siddiq Barmak shot this dramatic feature entirely in Afghanistan, the first time that had occurred since 1996. Back then, the Taliban régime had placed a ban on the creation of all films, and it was only the U.S.-led overthrow of the Taliban Government in 2001 that made this production possible.

The story opens with a protest. Hundreds of Afghani women have taken to the streets to demand the right to work. Many of them are widows who a starving with no source of income. But soon the Taliban militia arrives, firing guns and spraying the women with water to disperse them. Arrests…

Luar biasa.... keren banget. Terlepas dari pemahaman agama islam yang diangkat di film ini. Untuk hal itu no comment ya, karena rasanya belum ada kapasitas yang cukup. Film ini bersetting di Afghanistan, dimana ketika dibawah rezim taliban, dimana pada rezim tersebut, peraturan sangat ketat diterapkan. Salah satunya, wanita tidak boleh keluar rumah tanpa ditemani oleh lelaki yang muhrim. Malang menimpa banyak wanita disana, dimana suami mereka meninggal ketika berperang. Untuk hidup, mereka tentu harus bekerja. Namun bagi mereka yang tidak memiliki suami ataupun anak atau saudara laki-laki, tentu untuk bekerja merupakan suatu yang sulit. Hal ini juga terjadi pada seorang dokter wanita tak lagi memiliki suami ataupun saudara laki-laki. Ia hanya hidup bertiga bersama ibu dan anak perempuannya. Dikarenakan kebutuhan…

Filme visto como pré requisito para cumprir um desafio de clube de cinema.
Pra começar, não conheço o diretor, portanto não vou analisar a filmografia dele por apenas um filme que vi e não me sinto apta para tal. Segundo que eu vou dar apenas uma percepção maior do filme. Não consegui achar uma legenda boa em português e talvez pelo filme que baixei todas as legendas em inglês estavam sem sincronia. Fiz o melhor que pude.

O filme se passa em um momento opressão muito forte do Teleban onde que se sabe que as mulheres não podiam sequer circular livremente sem a presença do macho da casa, como a religião diz. O filme já começa revelando a luta das…

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Film #25 of 31 in my March Around The World | 2019 Challenge (Afghanistan)
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Afghani writer-director Siddiq Barmak shot this dramatic feature entirely in Afghanistan, the first time that had occurred since 1996. Back then, the Taliban régime had placed a ban on the creation of all films, and it was only the U.S.-led overthrow of the Taliban Government in 2001 that made this production possible.

The story opens with a protest. Hundreds of Afghani women have taken to the streets to demand the right to work. Many of them are widows who a starving with no source of income. But soon the Taliban militia arrives, firing guns and spraying the women with water to disperse them. Arrests…