Sonita
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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.

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Cast

  • Sonita Alizadeh
    Sonita Alizadeh
    Herself
  • Ahmad Ahmadi
    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

Crew

  • Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
    Director
  • Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
    Writer
  • Sabereh Kashi
    Editor
  • Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
    Co-Producer
  • Aline Schmid
    Co-Producer
  • Patricia Candido Trinca
    Production Assistant
  • Francisco Sánchez
    Francisco Sánchez
    Publicist
  • Petra Müller
    Thanks
  • Philip Charles Whitfield
    Colorist
  • Elisha Gustafson
    Publicist
  • David Magdael
    Publicist
  • Kerstin Krieg
    Co-Producer
  • Catherine Muller
    Line Producer
  • Jascha Viehl
    Sound Recordist
  • Benjamin Benoit
    Benjamin Benoit
    Sound Editor
  • Gerd Haag
    Producer
  • Ali Mohammad Ghasemi
    Director of Photography
  • Behrouz Badrouj
    Director of Photography
  • Parviz Arefi
    Director of Photography
  • Mohamad Hadadi
    Director of Photography
  • Arastoo Givi
    Director of Photography
  • Torben Bernard
    Director of Photography
  • Ala Mohseni
    Director of Photography

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