
Sonita
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.
Top Cast


Sonita Alizadeh
Sonita Alizadeh
Herself
Sonita Alizadeh
Herself


Ahmad Ahmadi
Ahmad Ahmadi
Himself, construction worker
Ahmad Ahmadi
Himself, construction worker
Latifah Alizadeh
Latifah Alizadeh
Herself, Sonita's sister
Latifah Alizadeh
Herself, Sonita's sister
Fadia Alizadeh
Fadia Alizadeh
Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece
Fadia Alizadeh
Herself, Sonita Alizadeh's niece
Arefe
Arefe
Herself
Arefe
Herself
Farzaneh Davoodi
Farzaneh Davoodi
Herself
Farzaneh Davoodi
Herself
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Herself
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami
Herself
Roham Maher
Roham Maher
Himself
Roham Maher
Himself
Cori Shepherd Stern
Cori Shepherd Stern
Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group
Cori Shepherd Stern
Herself, executive director, Strongheart Group
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