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Silent Waters (2004)
Directed by Sabiha Sumar
“The Water Stirs”
Drama · 1h 39m
Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men are soon gripped by a religious fervour, and they attempt to bring radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbours. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town, tensions reach boiling point as Ayesha's haunted past comes rushing back.
Cast
Kirron Kher
Aamir Ali Malik
Salman Shahid
Shilpa Shukla
Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
Abid Ali
Adnan Shah Tipu
Crew
- Director
- Sabiha Sumar
- Writer
- Sabiha Sumar, Paromita Vohra
- Director of Photography
- Ralph Netzer
- Original Music Composer
- Madan Gopal Singh, Arshad Mahmood
- Editor
- Bettina Böhler
- Producer
- Sachithanandam Sathananthan, Philippe Avril, Helge Albers, Claudia Tronnier
Details
- Original title
- خاموش پانی
- Release date
- 2004-02-25
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- UR
- Spoken languages
- Punjabi, Urdu
- Countries
- France, Germany, Pakistan
- Production
- Vidhi Films, Unlimited, ARTE