Sonita
Sonita

Sonita

6.9
2015
1h 31m
DocumentaryMusic

Overview

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

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Top Cast

Sonita Alizadeh

Sonita Alizadeh

Herself

Ahmad Ahmadi

Ahmad Ahmadi

Himself, construction worker

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Latifah Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita's sister

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Fadia Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece

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Arefe

Herself

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Farzaneh Davoodi

Herself

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Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami

Herself

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Roham Maher

Himself

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Cori Shepherd Stern

Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group

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