""I cannot forget, but I can forgive"" " Mandela" "OSAMA" "A film by Sedigh Barmak." "This keeps all misfortunes away, in the name of the painter king and..." "Samarkand girls." "It saves you from the Evil Eye." "Rich man, be generous." "Give me one dollar." "Thank you." "Go away." "Tell him to go away." "L"m sick." "We have no change." "Go away." "You"re so stubborn!" "Get lost!" "L"ll do it for free." "That man will pay." "The women are having a demonstration!" "Run away!" "Come this way!" "This way!" "WE WANT WORK" "We want the right to work!" "Interesting, huh?" "Spare some change." "Come see the revolution." "Thank you." "We are not political!" "We are hungry." "Give us work!" "Don"t film me!" "Film the women over there." "The Taliban are coming to raise hell!" "Let"s go, Mom." "Let"s go." "Come on, let"s go." "We are not political!" "We are hungry." "Give us work!" "WE ARE WIDOWS" "Run!" "The Taliban are coming!" "Run!" "You want to get killed?" "You"ll get killed." "Run!" "This keeps all misfortunes away." "In the name of the painter king... and Samarkand girls." "It saves you from the Evil Eye." "Go in there!" "Go in there!" "In there!" "Don"t lock us in here!" "Don"t lock us up!" "Why did you come now?" "The hospital will be closed." "The director wants to leave." "Leave?" "He owes me 4 months" salary!" "Anyway, he"s leaving." "What"ll happen to us?" "Let"s go, dear." "How am I to pay you your wages?" "I have no money, not a dime." "So what can I do?" "Our patient is dying." "Help us!" "L"m not a doctor, just the hospital administrator." "Look at my shoes!" "I can"t do anything." "The government doesn"t care about us either." "I can"t do anything." "The hospital is in bad condition." "We"re all hungry!" "I beg you!" "Leave me alone, for God"s sake!" "My wife went out alone." "The Taliban arrested her." "They say the goat grieves over his life... and the butcher over meat." "You are late." "Come, my father is not well." " Since yesterday?" " Worse." " Worse?" " Yes, come quickly." " Hurry up." " L"m coming." "My father is sick." "Hurry up, he"s gotten worse." "He"s sick." " He"s not well?" " Not since last night." "He"s worse now." "I am losing my father." " How are you, sir?" " Fine." "My whole body hurts." "Let me give half of your IV to that man." "He"s poor and needs help." "We have no more oxygen." "Fan him." " The Taliban are here!" " What?" "The Taliban are here, Mom!" "Any foreign women here?" "No." "Who is this woman, then?" "L"m with my father." "He"s sick." " I brought him here." " Who did you come with?" "With me." "Who are you?" "Who are you?" "L"m her husband." "L"m with my sick father." "You bastard!" "If you are her husband... why do you let her talk to strangers?" "Forgive me." "Stupid idiot!" "My father has asthma." "L"m fanning him." "They"re gone, Mom." "Come here, so no one can see you." "L"m a doctor." "L"m here to take care of the people." "Why... why are you doing this?" "You have no right to do this!" "Take the IV out." "L"m taking him home." "He"ll die without it." "I have no choice." "If I tend to him at home, will you pay me?" "Come." "God is kind." "Let"s go quickly before it gets cold." "Hurry up." "Will you take us home?" "We"re late." "Let"s go." "If you"re unaccompanied, the Taliban will give you trouble." "L"ll escort them or the Taliban will give them trouble." "You bastard!" "Aren"t you ashamed to take your wife on the bike?" "Men will be aroused!" "Cover your feet." "Forgive me." "I won"t do it again." "You can go!" "Can you escort me tomorrow?" "No, find another man." "I can"t." "Don"t add to my misery, Mother." "L"ve already felt God"s wrath." "L"m a wreck." "Shame on you." "I told you not to take her out." "If something happened to her, what would I have done?" "O God, what"s all this misery upon us?" "I wish my husband were alive." "He was our breadwinner." "You took him from me in the Kabul wars, O God." "I wish my brother were alive... and hadn"t got killed in the Russian war." "He would take care of mother now." "I wish I had a son instead of a daughter." "He would help me with work." "I wish God hadn"t created women!" "What are you saying?" "Men and women... are equal." "My hair grew white... but I saw no difference... between men and women." "They both work equally hard." "And they are equally unfortunate." "A shaved man... under a burka looks like a woman." "A woman with short hair, a hat, and pants..." "looks like a man." "L"ll cut her hair." "Bring her father"s clothes." "We"ll alter them and tomorrow... she will be a boy." "What are you saying?" "If the Taliban recognize me, they will kill me." "Don"t be afraid." "If you are careful, you"ll be a boy." "They won"t suspect you"re not a boy." "People always believe their own eyes." "My dear, we"ll starve to death if you don"t work." "Remember the old tale I told you?" "Once upon a time... there was a good-looking boy... whose father had died." "He went to work... and came home exhausted." "He was tired of working." "He wished he could be a girl so he wouldn"t have to work." "One day, the wise man told him... that if he passed under a rainbow... he would become a girl." ""What"s a rainbow?" He asked." ""Lt"s a souvenir left to us by Rustam... the great hero... to free us from pain... and misery." "Boys turn into girls, and girls into boys."" "Wake up, dear." " I owe you." " Pay me by Friday." " Thank you." " May God protect you." "Don"t trouble yourself." " Here." " Thank you." "Mother!" "My dear... don"t be afraid." "Mother!" "I know you." "Why did you cut your hair?" "Pay me or I"ll give you away." "Hello." " Hello." " Do you know Rahim?" "Which Rahim?" " The left-handed one." " No." "He was killed in the Kabul war." "How can you forget him?" "You fought together for 14 years!" "Look at me, I"m his wife." "Forgive me for not remembering." "I recognize you." "How are you?" " Fine." " How"s your daughter?" "This boy is my daughter." "Come in to the back." "Why did you come out?" "Lt"s dangerous!" "I have no choice." "I disguised my girl as a boy... so you"d hire her." "L"m poor and desperate." "My husband"s a martyr." "You"re my last hope, except for God." "Where can I go, all alone?" "I opened a shop... to make a living, but there"s not much work." "I can hardly manage myself." "I was hoping you could help." "I need to put bread on my table." "Come to work early, boy." "God bless you." "God is merciful." "Thank you." "God is clement." "Come back early." "Let"s go, son." "God bless you." "What"s wrong?" "Change your shoes." " Why?" " Not so loud." "Your voice has to be deeper." "Don"t talk." "Your voice will attract attention." "Hey, it"s prayer time!" " Know how to perform ablutions?" " Yes." "Not like that, boy." "Do what I do." "Let"s go." "God is great!" "Take this and go home before nightfall." "Thank you." "God bless you." "Mom!" "There"s a Taliban at the door!" "If he finds out I"m a girl, he"ll kill me!" "What am I going to do with you?" " What did you do?" " Nothing." "They"re suspicious." "What did you do?" "I did nothing." "Shame on you!" "Hurry up, do something!" "Eat some watermelon." "I don"t want to." "I feel sleepy." "You"ll get sick if you don"t eat." "Eat and I"ll tell you a beautiful story... to help you sleep." "You"ll get sick, my dear." "L"ll die for you... my little girl." "I love you... my girl." "Once upon a time... there was a good-looking boy... whose father had died." "He had four sisters." "He went to work every day... and came home exhausted." "One day, he wished... he could be a girl... so he wouldn"t... have to work." "The wise man said to him:" ""Pass under a rainbow and you"ll turn into a girl."" "He asked the wise man:" ""What"s a rainbow?"" "The wise man said:" ""Rainbows... appear after rain." "If a boy passes under it, he becomes a girl." "If a girl does, she becomes a boy."" "You"re coming with me." "What"s wrong, Mullah Sahib?" "L"ve come for the boy." " Why?" " L"m taking him." " This orphan works for me." " I have to take him." "Leave him alone." "He"s too poor." "Poor or not, I"m taking him." "Drink some milk, Mullah Sahib." "Let"s go." "Please have some." "How are you?" "Where are we going?" "Bin Laden"s training us for war." "No, they"re taking us to prison!" "In line..." "One by one." "What"s going on?" "They want to turn us into the Taliban in turbans." " Will they give me one too?" " Yes." "Take this turban." " How do I wrap it?" " Let"s go." "Lower your head and I"ll wrap it." "You have to learn to put it on." "Who can recite the Koran?" " I don"t know how to." " Lower your voice." "You little pigs..." "You, recite!" "Come up!" "Don"t be afraid!" "Come on up!" "Give me your hand." "Get me down!" "Get me down." "L"ll fall!" "Come down, slowly." "Climb on my shoulders." "Cowardly girl!" "Do you know why we are here today?" "L"ll be teaching you." "You will have wet dreams." "Something happens during your sleep." "Then you will be men and wash yourselves." "We have various ablutions:" "Wet dream ablutions, prayer ablutions... I"ll tell you how we perform them." "First, you wash your hands." "Then, the right and left of your genitals... and under your genitals." "L"ll show you now." "That way, everyone will know how to do it." "Understand?" "Watch me carefully." "Did you see how I did it?" "First, you pour it on your head." "Now you have to wash your genitals." "L"m not sure how." "Only God knows whether it"s left or right." "Understand?" "Three times the right." "We wash three times." "Understand?" "We have to wash three times." "Come over here, boy." "Now you try." "This is a first for you all." "This is a new experience." "You have to learn it." "Try to learn it." "Underneath must be washed." "It"s not easy... because it"s hanging in the middle." "Underneath..." "Did you see that?" "Now we rinse 3 times." "There must be plenty of water." "Watch me and do what I do." "Come perform your ablution!" "My foot is bleeding." "Wash your feet, then the rest." "Come bathe your feet." "Come and do it." "Take your shoes off." "Bare feet." "Wash them." "Take your clothes off and bathe." "Oh God, what a wonderful feeling!" "It really is a wonderful feeling..." "You want me to wash your feet?" "Didn"t you understand?" "3 times right, 3 times left... and 3 times in the middle." "This boy..." "looks like a nymph." "What"s a nymph?" "Nymphs... are boys... who look like girls in heaven." "He"s a girl!" "Everything about him is feminine!" "L"m sure he"s a girl!" "He"s a boy!" "From head to toe!" "Bastards!" "He looks like a boy!" "Leave him alone!" "What"s his name?" " Osama." " We"ll search him!" "No!" "Not even your dad can do that!" "He"s a wimp!" "Go away!" " Where did he go?" " What?" " Where"s my boss?" " In Pakistan." "He couldn"t make ends meet." "He left this to keep you warm." "Did he say where he was going?" "I got back from school." "The neighbour said... he went to Pakistan." "What can I do?" "One door closes, a hundred others open." "Our neighbour is having a wedding tonight." "Go put your dress on and we"ll go there to work." "Give me the groom"s picture holding a sword." "Thank you." " Where"s the groom?" " He"s gone to Iran." "Silence!" "The Taliban are here!" "Put your burkas on!" "What"s going on?" "My mother has passed away." "Listen, kids!" "Don"t forget your military lessons... after break." " Understand?" " Yes!" "I say his face is girlish." "His feet are girlish, too." "Listen to his voice." "His hands are feminine." "L"m not a girl!" "You lied to us yesterday!" "You are a girl!" "L"m not a girl!" "Espandi!" "Espandi!" "What"s wrong?" "What do you want with him, bastards?" " You deceived us." " I didn"t deceive anyone!" "Go away, you liars!" "You bastards!" "He"s not a girl!" "Then he should climb the tree." " He looks like a girl." " Look, he"s a boy!" "Climb the tree, Osama!" "He can climb the tree!" "He"s not a girl!" "Espandi!" "He"s not a girl." "He"s a boy." "Espandi!" "Come over to this side." "Come to this side." "Get down." "Come over here." "L"m going to fall!" "Go get him!" "Mom, where are you?" "Mom!" "Mom, where are you?" "Mom, where are you?" "That"s enough." "She is a girl." "She is a girl." "She"s a girl!" "Arrest her!" "In the name of God... you people who have come to watch." "We are gathered here... to apply the Taliban"s holy laws." "To show the events in Kabul... this infidel journalist photographed the Taliban." "He spied on the noble Taliban." "We have evidence and witnesses." "He"ll be punished for what he"s done!" "Bring the camera!" "This will set an example!" "Death is this infidel"s punishment." "The judge has ordered the death penalty for him." "People!" "This infidel woman... was advocating profanity." "By order of the judge... she will be stoned to death." " Where"s the witness?" " God knows." "Bring the girl disguised as a boy." "Muslims!" "Anyone doing that will end up like this!" "In our holy Islam... this has never happened before!" "We saw many wrongdoings in Kabul... as we see today." "I forgive her." "I wish you long life." "This orphan girl has no one." "I offer her to you in wedlock... according to our laws and religion." "I accept." "Judge, please don"t give me away to this man!" "I want my mother..." "God will reward you." "She is pardoned and wedded to Mullah Sahib!" "Justice has been done!" " Praise God..." " God is great!" "Come here." "May hell swallow up the Taliban!" "They burned our houses, our land, and our gardens." "We have nothing left." "They arrested and wedded me... to this Mullah." "They ruined my life." "There"s nothing for me to live for." "Listen, dear, we were refugees... when the Taliban captured my brother and killed him." "Then they gave me to this Mullah." "May he die!" "One night I was dyeing my hands with henna." "He forced me... to run away and marry him." "My life is dark and miserable." "I hate him, but what can I do?" "He took away my life on my wedding night." "My youth was ruined by this cruel man." "He ruined my life." "Where"s the girl?" "L"ll find her myself." "Get out of there." "Come on get out, give me your hand." "Give me your hand." "Choose." "Choose." "You don"t like these." "This one is especially for you." "It"s yours."