30 March 2016 Factual, Music 91 mins
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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Sonita Alizadeh as Herself
Ahmad Ahmadi as Himself, construction worker
Latifah Alizadeh as Herself, Sonita's sister
Fadia Alizadeh as Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece
Arefe as Herself
Farzaneh Davoodi as Herself
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami as Herself
Roham Maher as Himself
Cori Shepherd Stern as Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami Director
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami Writer
Sabereh Kashi Editor
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami Co-Producer
Aline Schmid Co-Producer
Patricia Candido Trinca Production Assistant
Francisco Sánchez Publicist
Petra Müller Thanks
Philip Charles Whitfield Colorist
Sonita ou la valeur d'une vie Trailer
Σονίτα Trailer
ソニータ Trailer
سونیتا Trailer
Austria 01 October 2016
Canada 30 April 2016
Switzerland 07 April 2016
Germany 26 May 2016
France 12 October 2016
Indonesia 30 April 2016
Netherlands 20 November 2015
Russia 26 June 2016
United States 22 January 2016
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Sonita A film by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami Iran/Germany/Switzerland 2015 91 minutes Color DVD English/Farsi Subtitled Two-time Sundance Film ...
Sonita a film by Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami. Opens Oct 21.
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