Sonita
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.
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
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
Elisha Gustafson
Publicist
David Magdael
Publicist
Kerstin Krieg
Co-Producer
Catherine Muller
Line Producer
Jascha Viehl
Sound Recordist
Gerd Haag
Producer
Ali Mohammad Ghasemi
Director of Photography
Behrouz Badrouj
Director of Photography
Parviz Arefi
Director of Photography
Mohamad Hadadi
Director of Photography
Arastoo Givi
Director of Photography
Torben Bernard
Director of Photography
Ala Mohseni
Director of Photography