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Sonita (2015)

Overview

If 18-year-old Sonita had a say, Michael Jackson and Rihanna would be her parents and she'd be a rapper who tells the story of Afghan women and their fate as child brides. She finds out that her family plans to sell her to an unknown husband for $9,000.
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Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami profile
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Director

Cast

Sonita Alizadeh profile
Sonita Alizadeh

Herself

Ahmad Ahmadi profile
Ahmad Ahmadi

Himself, construction worker

Latifah Alizadeh profile
Latifah Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita's sister

Fadia Alizadeh profile
Fadia Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece

Arefe profile
Arefe

Herself

Farzaneh Davoodi profile
Farzaneh Davoodi

Herself

Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami profile
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Herself

Roham Maher profile
Roham Maher

Himself

Cori Shepherd Stern profile
Cori Shepherd Stern

Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group

Sonita Alizadeh profile
Sonita Alizadeh

Herself

Ahmad Ahmadi profile
Ahmad Ahmadi

Himself, construction worker

Latifah Alizadeh profile
Latifah Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita's sister

Fadia Alizadeh profile
Fadia Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece

Arefe profile
Arefe

Herself

Farzaneh Davoodi profile
Farzaneh Davoodi

Herself

Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami profile
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Herself

Roham Maher profile
Roham Maher

Himself

Cori Shepherd Stern profile
Cori Shepherd Stern

Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group

Extra

Release Date

November 20, 2015

Original Language

English, Persian

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

NDR logoReal Fiction logoSeptième Factory logoUnited People logoNHK BS1 logoWomen Make Movies logoYLE logogood movies! logoTAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion logoIntermezzo Films logo

Available On

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Videos

Sonita -  UK trailer thumbnail
Sonita - UK trailer
Sonita (2015) - Trejler thumbnail
Sonita (2015) - Trejler
IDFA 2015 | Trailer | Sonita thumbnail
IDFA 2015 | Trailer | Sonita
SONITA | Women Make Movies | Trailer thumbnail
SONITA | Women Make Movies | Trailer

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