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Silent Waters (Khamosh Pani) - a film by Sabiha Sumar

Golden Leopard Winner (Best Film)
- Locarno International Film Festival

"A moving portrayal of societal and religious discord...a rewarding cinematic experience."
- Hollywood Reporter

"Brilliant!."
- Indiewire

"Sabiha Sumar's debut feature could scarcely be more relevant."
- Village Voice

"Substantial, emotionally detailed...packs a wallop!"
- New York Times


DVD Special Features:
-Q&A with Human Rights Expert Smita Narula
-Film Notes by Human Rights Watch
-Director's Statement
-Director's Biography
-Trailer Gallery

Ayesha is a Muslim widow with a secret past, living peacefully 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 is gripped by a religious fervor and takes up with a group of fundamentalists bent on bringing radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbors. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town dangerous passions increase, and soon Ayesha’s haunted past turns her present life upside down.

 

2003, Pakistan/France/Germany, 96 min, In Urdu and Punjabi with English subtitles.