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.
Rating
6.9/10
25 votes
Runtime
91 min
Theatrical cut
Released
2016
Released
Language
FA
Sonita
Cast
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
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