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Certificate15
Year2023
GenreDrama, Horror
Director(s)Zarrar Khan
Writer(s)Zarrar Khan
LanguageUrdu
CountryPakistan, Canada
Running Time1HR 38MINS
Extra InfoSubtitled
SeasonMain Programme

In present-day Karachi, a medical student struggles to keep her family together while being hounded by a force she doesn’t understand.

After her grandfather’s death, Mariam (Ramesha Nawal) supports her grieving mother (Bakhtawar Mazhar) and brother (Jibraan Khan) while studying for her exams. She’s bothered by the return of her estranged uncle (Adnan Shah Tipu), by the attentions of a charming fellow student (Omar Javaid), and by a motorcycle accident. Something seems to be stalking her through the streets of Karachi, but who, or what?

A wholly involving drama about trauma, internalised abuse, and misogyny, Zarrar Kahn’s feature directorial debut tells a story of women forced to navigate the random violence of an oppressive, patriarchal society.

Warning: This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

"Haunting...Khan uses techniques borrowed from the horror genre to address the experience of living in an environment where one is seen as less than fully human, or even as prey" - ★★★★ ½ Eye For Film


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