Synopsis
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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The 2014–2016 Other Asia Window
Sonita holds position #22 of 65 Other Asia films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sonita premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Other Asia films in 2015.
The 357th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 62% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #196 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #15 of 27 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Switzerland |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Spoken Languages | English, Persian |
| Production Companies | NDR, Real Fiction, Septième Factory, United People, NHK BS1 |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | November 20, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt5278928 |