Osama
2003 · 83 min · Director: Siddiq Barmak
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The Taliban are ruling Afghanistan, they being a repressive regime especially for women, who, among other things, are not allowed to work. This situation is especially difficult for one family consisting solely of three women representing three successive generations. All the males in their family have died in various Afghani wars. The mother had been working as a nurse in a hospital, but regardless of she not being allowed to work, the Taliban has cut off funding to the hospital. The mother and grandmother make what they feel is the only decision they can to survive: they will have the preteen daughter masquerade as a boy so that she can get a job to support the family. The daughter, feeling powerless, agrees despite being scared as if the Taliban discover her masquerade, she is certain they will kill her. Partly as a symbolic measure, the daughter plants a lock of her now cut hair in a pot so that her lost femininity can flourish. The only people outside the family who know of the ruse are the milk vendor who employs the daughter - he who was a friend of her deceased father - and a local boy named Espandi who recognizes her despite her outward change in appearance. Espandi renames her Osama. The masquerade becomes more difficult when the Taliban recruit all the local boys to school, which includes military training.
Emotional fingerprint
Osama (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Hope10%
- Disturbing10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 75 % | 65 % | 50 % | 70 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Sadness | 75 % | 71 % | 60 % | 68 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Empathy | 76 % | 76 % | 68 % | 69 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sadness | 75 % | 76 % | 71 % | 61 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Sadness | 71 % | 75 % | 70 % | 53 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Empathy | 68 % | 73 % | 59 % | 54 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 66 % | 69 % | 45 % | 59 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 71 % | 73 % | 48 % | 66 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Empathy | 73 % | 75 % | 51 % | 68 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 70 % | 69 % | 41 % | 68 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 72 % | 68 % | 36 % | 72 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 77 % | 73 % | 41 % | 77 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 83 % | 76 % | 48 % | 83 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 87 % | 78 % | 50 % | 87 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Disturbing | 95 % | 82 % | 77 % | 83 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 95 % | 89 % | 86 % | 78 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 95 % | 92 % | 93 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Aspnadi
Mullah
Jadi
Ajmal
Grandmother
Mohammad Nabi Nawa
Milk Man
Son of Sick Old Man
Sick Old Man
Foreign Female
Poor Man
Male Foreign Reporter
Mullah's Wife
Mullah's Wife
Mullah's Wife
Judge
Spokesperson of the Jugge
School Teacher
Details
- Directed by
- Siddiq Barmak
- Written by
- Siddiq Barmak
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Country
- Afghanistan, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Iran
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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