The read
Scores higher than 94% of the 3,246 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic83/100
135 audience votes
Key crew
- Siddiq BarmakDirector
- Siddiq BarmakWriter
- Mohammad Reza DarvishiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marina GolbahariOsama
- Arif HeratiAspnadi
- Zubaida SaharMother
- Mohammad Nadir KhwajaMullah
- Nader KhwajaJadi
- Malik AkhlaqiAjmal
- Hamida RefarGrandmother
- Gol Rahman GhorbandiMohammad Nabi Nawa
- Mohammad Nabi NawaMilk Man
- Amin NademSon of Sick Old Man
- Eli JaanSick Old Man
- Elza BogovaForeign Female
Themes
muslimreligious educationafghanistantalibangirl disguised as boyforced marriagekidssharia lawmother daughter relationshipsurvivewomen and societyveiled woman