Wednesday, March 16, 2016

OSAMA (2003, AFGHANISTAN)

FILMS FROM THE 21st CENTURY
(Post 46 of 50)

Some quick takes on the most relatively recent listings from the
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list


The last movie I saw (Live and Become) was a large story of youth on a grand storytelling scale. Osama is the opposite. It is a simple tale (and only 83 minutes) of a young girl in Afghanistan that is forced to pose as a boy in order to find work. Her inevitable being discovered under a harsh regime will not lead to a happy ending, but this is the Taliban we're talking about here. I liked that this film took me dramatically to a place and in a way I haven't been to before. That's what good movies do...even if the reality isn't a pleasant one.

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