"Islamic Brutality"
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What You Need To Know:
OSAMA uses real-life people as actors to tell its tragic tale of Islamic oppression. The amateur actors are phenomenally realistic, but the movie is shot on a very low budget with a slow-moving script. Although OSAMA makes it clear that the Taliban are evil religious extremists, the movie contains some positive references to God and no Islamic indoctrination. It does have some violence and a scene where an elderly Muslim marries an underage pubescent girl and takes her to his marriage bed, which is not shown. Therefore, MOVIEGUIDE® recommends the movie only for mature audiences who’d like to know more about the Afghan people’s suffering under the tyrannical Taliban.
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(B, FR, L, VV, S, N, M) Moral worldview attacks Islamic extremism, with some positive references to God such as people say, “God bless you,” plus woman says she’s felt the wrath of God because her husband and brother are dead and can no longer protect her and the rest of her family, all females; one light obscenity, four exclamatory appeals to God, somewhat vulgar references to boys and men washing their private parts in ritual purification baths (including references to night-time emissions), and blasphemous misuse of God’s name and authority by Islamic extremists, the Taliban; women demonstrate in streets for work and water hoses are turned on them, students physically bully girl posing as boy, girl’s menstrual blood gives her away, character tied up to dangle over well, and foreign journalist executed by firing squad; references to male private parts and implied pedophilia when elderly man takes underage girl as one of his wives and takes her to his marriage bed (nothing shown, however); upper male nudity when characters undergo ritual washing and elderly man tells boys what to do; no alcohol; no smoking; and, harsh government punishments don’t fit the crime.
GENRE: Drama
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OSAMA is Afghanistan’s entry into this year’s Academy Awards. It is the first movie shot in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2002.
OSAMA is not about the infamous Al Qaeda terrorist. Instead, it tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who, when the Taliban extremists take power, disguises herself as a boy, Osama, so she can escort her widowed mother looking for work. A local grocer agrees to let her work for him so her family can make ends meet. When the Taliban order all the boys to a religious school that doubles for military training, the girl is forced to constantly defend her masculinity. Eventually, she is caught and more tragedy ensues.
OSAMA uses real-life people as actors to tell its tragic tale of Islamic oppression. The amateur actors, especially Marina Golbahari who plays the girl, are phenomenally realistic, but the movie is shot on a very low budget with a slow-moving script. Although OSAMA makes it clear that the Taliban are terrible Islamic extremists, the movie contains some positive references to God and there are really no positive references to Mohammed, the violent founder of Islam, or the Koran. There is, however, some violence and one scene which implies that an elderly man takes an underage pubescent girl as one of his wives and to his marriage bed, but nothing explicit is shown. Therefore, MOVIEGUIDE® recommends the movie only for mature audiences who’d like to know more about the Afghan people’s suffering under the tyrannical Taliban.
Clearly, the implementation of Islamic laws is a very evil thing. That’s why western countries should be very careful about allowing Muslims free reign within their borders. Jesus Christ’s moral truth transcends all cultures. Islamic law is a legalistic, anti-biblical, Satanic nightmare that’s a hundred times worse than the Pharisees and Saducees who tried to force the Apostle Peter to give up the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which frees all men from legalistic tyrannies like the Taliban (see the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatians in the New Testament).
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
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