Sonita poster

Sonita poster

Sonita

2016 1h 31m 6.9Movie

DocumentaryMusic

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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Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Director, Writer

Top 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