MOVIE

Sonita

Name: Sonita
Director: Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2016-03-30
Cast: Sonita Alizadeh, Ahmad Ahmadi, Latifah Alizadeh, Fadia Alizadeh, Arefe

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.

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 … + more

Release Date

2016-03-30

Year

2016

Duration

1h 31m

Status

Released

Score

6.90

Genres

Documentary Music

Production

NDR
TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion
Intermezzo Films
SRG SSR
RTS

#rapper#forced-marriage

Cast

Sonita Alizadeh

Ahmad Ahmadi

Himself, construction worker

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Latifah Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita's sister

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Fadia Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece

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Arefe

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Farzaneh Davoodi

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Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

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Roham Maher

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Cori Shepherd Stern

Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group