Enjoy a screening of Osama, story of a pre-teen girl living in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime who disguises herself as a boy to support her family.
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. (from IMDB)
The film will be presented in Dari, Pashtu, French and Arabic with English subtitles.
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