Sonita
2016•1h 31m•6.9•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Writer
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Languages
English, Persian
Studio
NDR
Cast
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
Production
Company
NDR
Company
TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion
Company
Intermezzo Films
Company
SRG SSR
Company
RTS
Producer
Gerd Haag
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