Sonita
2015
Documentary
Music
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.
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
Directors
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
