Sonita
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.
Directed by Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami · Written by Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
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Streaming
Cast
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Sonita Alizadeh Herself -
Ahmad Ahmadi Himself, construction worker - Latifah Alizadeh Herself, Sonita's sister
- Fadia Alizadeh Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece
- Arefe Herself
- Farzaneh Davoodi Herself
- Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami Herself
- Roham Maher Himself
- Cori Shepherd Stern Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group
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3h 34m together
Sonita
The Forty-Year-Old Version
A close match in mood and era.
