[Mitbaevents] Osama -- Movies that Matter -- Saturday 3:30pm

[Ravi Purushotma]

Hey Everyone --

Some of us were getting together to watch _Osama_ on Saturday 3:30 pm
in the Sidney Pacific seminar room if you and/or any friends wanted to
join us!

~Ravi

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A 12-year-old Afghan girl and her mother lose their jobs when the
Taliban closes the hospital where they work. The Taliban have also
forbidden women to leave their houses without a male "legal
companion." With her husband and brother dead, killed in battle, there
is no one left to support the family. Without being able to leave the
house, the mother is left with nowhere to turn. Feeling that she has
no other choice, she disguises her daughter as a boy. Now called
'Osama,' the girl embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she
tries to keep the Taliban from finding out her true identity. Inspired
by a true story, Osama is the first entirely Afghan film shot since
the fall of the Taliban.
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