Review of Osama (2004) by Buggy B — 12 Jun 2014
Whoa, this was heartbreaking. Showing the plight of three generations of women in Afghanistan living under Taliban rule. Some of the scenes are cinematically beautiful, like the opening one where hundreds of women are protesting (the right to work) dressed in blue against the bleak desert landscape.
Ultimately this is just depressing as we follow a 12 yr old girl posing as a boy in order to be able to leave her house without a legal (male) companion to support her mother and grandmother who've both been widowed; cutting her hair changing clothes and working in a tea shop.
She is terrified. Before long the Taliban start recruiting young boys by force to their Koran schools and the other students begin to suspect she is a girl. The actress that plays Golbahari/Osama, her face shows such fear and despair.
Oh damn the ending....horrific, haunting and unforgettable. 6/6/14.
This review of Osama (2004) was written by Buggy B on 12 Jun 2014.
Osama has generally received very positive reviews.
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