Sonita

6.9

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.

Discover

Ahmad Ahmadi

Himself, construction worker

Latifah Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita's sister

Fadia Alizadeh

Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece

Arefe

Herself

Roham Maher

Himself

Cori Shepherd Stern

Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group

Camera

Mohamad Hadadi

Director of Photography

Arastoo Givi

Director of Photography

Torben Bernard

Director of Photography

Parviz Arefi

Director of Photography

Ala Mohseni

Director of Photography

Ali Mohammad Ghasemi

Director of Photography

Behrouz Badrouj

Director of Photography

Crew

Directing

Editing

Production

Gerd Haag

Producer

Kerstin Krieg

Co-Producer

Catherine Muller

Line Producer

Aline Schmid

Co-Producer

Patricia Candido Trinca

Production Assistant

David Magdael

Publicist

Sound

Benjamin Benoit

Sound Editor

Jascha Viehl

Sound Recordist

Writing

Camera

Mohamad Hadadi

Director of Photography

Arastoo Givi

Director of Photography

Torben Bernard

Director of Photography

Parviz Arefi

Director of Photography

Ala Mohseni

Director of Photography

Ali Mohammad Ghasemi

Director of Photography

Behrouz Badrouj

Director of Photography

Crew

Directing

Editing

Production

Gerd Haag

Producer

Kerstin Krieg

Co-Producer

Catherine Muller

Line Producer

Aline Schmid

Co-Producer

Patricia Candido Trinca

Production Assistant

David Magdael

Publicist

Sound

Benjamin Benoit

Sound Editor

Jascha Viehl

Sound Recordist

Writing