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Sonita

69 %|Nov 20, 2015|Documentary, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Director
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Writer
Sabereh Kashi
Editor
Gerd Haag
Producer
Philip Charles Whitfield
Colorist
Aline Schmid
Co-Producer
Patricia Candido Trinca
Production Assistant
Benjamin Benoit
Sound Editor

Cast

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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
Herself
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Cori Shepherd Stern
Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group