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Siddiq Barmak

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Siddiq Barmak
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The Forbidden Reel (2019)
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Date of Birth: September 7, 1962

Growing up in Afghanistan, Siddiq Barmak dreamed of being a cinema projectionist, but he eventually realized that he wanted to have a more hands-on role in filmmaking, and in 1987, he got his masters in film direction.In 1988, he made his first documentary short film, called The Disaster of Withering, and in 1991, he filmed his first full-length documentary: The Hadith of Conquer. From 1992 to 1996 Siddiq was head of the Afghan Film Organization while living in Kabul, but when the Taliban took control, filmmaking was banned, and Barmak was forced to escape first to the north, then eventually to Pakistan. Returning in 2001 after an American-led invasion brought about the collapse of Taliban, Siddiq re-established the Afghan Film Organization and went on to found the Buddha Film Organization. Unfortunately, all of Siddiq's previous works were confiscated and destroyed during the Taliban regime. Among his film credits is the Dari language film Urooj that depicts the Afghan resistance against the 1979 to 1989 invasion of the Soviet Union.

Barmak decided to write and direct his first feature film, Osama (2003), after hearing a true story about a girl in Afghan who disguised herself as a boy during the Taliban regime so she could attend school. Barmak decided to use non-professional actors in the film and searched orphanages and refugee camps for his cast. He found a 12-year-old girl, Marina Golbahari, to play his main character on the street after she approached him to ask for spare change. Osama has won awards all over the world, including a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
BornSeptember 7, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Osama (2003)
    Osama
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Opium War (2008)
    Opium War
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 2008
    The Pass
    • Writer
      Scarlet Poppy
      Scarlet Poppy
      • Producer

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        Writer



        • Opium War (2008)
          Opium War
          6.0
          • writer
          • 2008
        • Sulaiman Farghand in Kabul Cinema (2003)
          Kabul Cinema
          Short
          • Writer
          • 2003
        • Osama (2003)
          Osama
          7.3
          • writer
          • 2003
        • Ouruj
          • Writer
          • 1990
        • Saaya
          Short
          • Writer
          • 1990
        • Bigana
          6.4
          Short
          • Writer
          • 1987
        • Daira
          Short
          • Writer
          • 1985

        Additional Crew



        • Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, and Alia Shawkat in The Old Man (2022)
          The Old Man
          7.5
          TV Series
          • consultant
          • 2022
        • Buzkashi Boys (2012)
          Buzkashi Boys
          6.5
          Short
          • advisor
          • 2012

        Producer



        • Bauryna Salu (2023)
          Bauryna Salu
          7.4
          • executive producer
          • 2023
        • An Apple from Paradise (2010)
          An Apple from Paradise
          6.8
          • producer
          • 2010
        • Opium War (2008)
          Opium War
          6.0
          • producer
          • 2008
        • Terre et cendres (2004)
          Terre et cendres
          7.1
          • co-producer
          • 2004
        • Kurbani
          7.1
          Short
          • executive producer
          • 2004
        • Osama (2003)
          Osama
          7.3
          • producer
          • 2003

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        • Born
          • September 7, 1962
          • Panjshir, Afghanistan
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          Earned a Masters in Film Direction from VGIK in 1987.

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