Sonita

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Language

Persian

Country

Switzerland, Germany

Release date

30 March 2016

Ensemble

Cast

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  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