Heer Productions in collaboration with Filmhouse and Edinburgh Mela brings an award winning film from Contemporary Pakistani Cinema.

A boy comes of age in a hostile environment and discovers humanity and hope in the most difficult of circumstances. Ramchand Pakistani is an award-winning film, derived from a true story concerning the accidental crossing of the Pakistan-Indian border, during a period (June 2002) of extreme warlike tension between the two countries, by two members of a Pakistani Hindu family belonging to the ‘untouchable’ (Dalit) caste, and the extraordinary consequences of this unintended action upon the lives of a woman, a man and their son.

Ramchand Pakistani (2008) is directed by Mehreen Jabbar (Award-winning films include Daughters of the Late Colonel, and a four-part television show: Sanam Gazida, Afsoon Khawab, Deeda-e- Purkhoon, and Lal Baig), written and produced by Javed Jabbar and starring Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqui and Syed Fazal Hussain.

Language: Urdu / Hindi with English Subtitles
Country: Pakistan
Awards: “Honourable Mention- Satyajit Ray Film Award”, London International Film Festival, October 2008, “The International Critics Prize / FIPRESCI Prize”, International Federation of Film Critics, July 2008

“A moving story, realised with impressive maturity by first-time director Mehreen Jabbar.” Sarah Cohen, Time Out (New York)

“Beautiful cinematography, a splendid score and a compelling, near-wordless perf from gifted Indian actress Nandita Das as the woman who stubbornly waits for her men folk” Alissa Simon, Variety

Following the screening there will be a post-film discussion hosted by Alina Mirza, Artistic Director of Heer Productions, organisers of the Pakistani Film and Media and Arts Festival.

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