Osama: film review

Review by Fiona Prior
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Director: Siddiq Barmak. Winner of the 2004 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film

Set in pre-September 11 Afghanistan Osama is the story of the impossible plight of women under the Taliban regime. Although Osama is not a documentary the casting of non-actors (the majority recruited from the orphanages and streets of Kabul), the less than 'perfect-effect' cinematography and a total lack of expensive FX give this movie an authenticity that is unmistakeable...

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