Osama
(DVD)

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Published:
Santa Monica, CA : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2004].
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13; for mature thematic elements.
Status:
4 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Description

This meticulous inquiry into the ways that ideological evil can infect, and ultimately destroy, the intimacies and small pleasures of daily life is beautiful, thoughtful, and almost unbearably sad. A widowed grandmother, mother, and daughter are facing starvation. Since the foreign doctors have been driven away, the mother's employment at the hospital ends. Thus the young daughter, at the risk of being discovered and killed, masquerades as a boy in order to earn money--a necessity since they cannot leave the house without a male escort. Snatched away from her job and sent to be indoctrinated by the Taliban, it is just a matter of time before she is given away. The Taliban's obscene wish for a world where the stringent enforcement of religious laws takes the place of human kindness is on full display, and as they employ their sadistic holy laws in the name of God, the only human response is horror.

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Language:
Pushto
ISBN:
0792860918, 9780792860914
UPC:
027616908094, 883904127086

Notes

General Note
Widescreen 1.85:1.
General Note
Credits from subtitles and the film's entry on the IMDb.
General Note
Special features: Sharing hope and freedom: Siddiq Barmak interview [featurette] (22 min.); Theatrical trailer (2 min.); Previews (7 min.); Recommendations [text feature].
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ebrahim Ghafori ; composer, Mohamad Reza Darvishi.
Participants/Performers
Marina Golbahari, Mohamad Arif Harati, Zubaida Sahar.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as an Afghani motion picture in 2003.
Description
This meticulous inquiry into the ways that ideological evil can infect, and ultimately destroy, the intimacies and small pleasures of daily life is beautiful, thoughtful, and almost unbearably sad. A widowed grandmother, mother, and daughter are facing starvation. Since the foreign doctors have been driven away, the mother's employment at the hospital ends. Thus the young daughter, at the risk of being discovered and killed, masquerades as a boy in order to earn money--a necessity since they cannot leave the house without a male escort. Snatched away from her job and sent to be indoctrinated by the Taliban, it is just a matter of time before she is given away. The Taliban's obscene wish for a world where the stringent enforcement of religious laws takes the place of human kindness is on full display, and as they employ their sadistic holy laws in the name of God, the only human response is horror.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13; for mature thematic elements.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
In Pushtu with English subtitles; closed captioned.
Awards
Cannes Film Fesival, 2003: AFCAE Award, Cannes Junior Award, Golden Camera-Special Mention (Siddiq Barmak)
Awards
Golden Globes, 2004: Best Foreign Language Film.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Barmak, S., Fraser, J., LeBrocquy, J., Golbahari, M., Herati, A., Sahar, Z., & Darvīshī, M. R. (2004). Osama. Santa Monica, CA, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Siddiq, Barmak et al.. 2004. Osama. Santa Monica, CA, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Siddiq, Barmak et al., Osama. Santa Monica, CA, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2004.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Barmak, Siddiq,, et al. Osama. Santa Monica, CA, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2004.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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