Sonita
Sonita

Sonita

November 20, 201591 min6.9FA
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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Cast

Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita AlizadehHerself
Ahmad Ahmadi
Ahmad AhmadiHimself, construction worker
Latifah Alizadeh
Latifah AlizadehHerself, Sonita's sister
Fadia Alizadeh
Fadia AlizadehHerself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece
Arefe
ArefeHerself
Farzaneh Davoodi
Farzaneh DavoodiHerself
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Rokhsareh GhaemmaghamiHerself
Roham Maher
Roham MaherHimself
Cori Shepherd Stern
Cori Shepherd SternHerself, executive director, Strongheart Group