Aamir Ali Malik, Arsad Mahmud, Kiron Kher

Set in 1979 Pakistan, General Zia-ul-Haq has imposed martial law and, within a few months, the country is decreed a Muslim state. Aicha, a well-adjusted woman in her forties, devotes her life to the e...( read more  read more... )ducation of her eighteen-year-old son Salim, in the little village of Charkhi, in the Pakistani Pendjab. Salim is a quiet dreamer, but the fast moving political situation fills Aicha with anxiety, since her son is changing out of all recognition.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Sabiha Sumar

Release Date: October 8, 2004

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DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005

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  • March 1, 2008
    real good nature movie
  • October 8, 2007
    Emotionally gripping. I felt connections with both the Pakistani Muslims and the Hindi Sikhs during this Islamic movement.
  • January 22, 2007
    if its the movie i think it is its very graphic!
  • November 7, 2006
    this could be interesting.

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