22 Jul 2005
Hustle & Flow
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Sonita
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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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
Roham Maher Himself
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