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Dukhtar
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In the mountains of Pakistan, villagers hunt a mother, son and daughter after they flee on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. On the way, they meet a sympathetic truck driver,and he is forced to decide whether he will endanger his own life to deliver them to safety in Lahore.
In the mountains of Pakistan, villagers hunt a mother, son and daughter after they flee on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. On the way, they meet a sympathetic truck driver,and he is forced to decide whether he will endanger his own life to deliver them to safety in Lahore.
Actors:
Omair Rana ,
Mohib Mirza ,
Adnan Shah ,
Zeeshan Shafa ,
Abdullah Jan ,
Samiya Mumtaz ,
Saleha Aref ,
Samina Ahmad ,
Ajab Gul ,
Asif Khan
Omair Rana
Mohib Mirza
Adnan Shah
Zeeshan Shafa
Abdullah Jan
Samiya Mumtaz
Saleha Aref
Samina Ahmad
Ajab Gul
Asif Khan
1947, Nowshera, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Director:
Afia Nathaniel
Afia Nathaniel
Country:
United States, Euro
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October 09, 2015
A gripping story from a place where women are less than second-class citizens that insists that they are, in fact, people who deserve to live as they please.
October 16, 2015
Dukhtar grabs you from the outset and never lets go.
September 30, 2016
A depiction of the enduring mother-daughter bond as a Pakistani mother saves her daughter from an arranged marriage.
October 06, 2015
Writer-director Afia Nathaniel's Dukhtar is an unsentimental tribute to the transformative power of maternal love.
October 10, 2015
Heartfelt performances and breathtaking scenery barely compensate for the pedestrian screenplay's shortcomings.
October 22, 2015
With its stark imagery and characterizations, the film often feels like a folktale, even though it takes place in the present and addresses ongoing social concerns.
October 09, 2015
It is an unabashed love letter to Pakistan itself, warts and all. Yet, as a film, it's too by the book to earn a spot of honor in any book, and that's disappointing.
October 09, 2015
Oddly enough, a plot similar to "Mad Max: Fury Road" but a million times more interesting--and by a first-time director, no less.
October 06, 2015
Dukhtar is an issues film with the twisted, heart-pounding feel of a road-trip thriller ...
September 20, 2015
...a vital, urgent Pakistani film vibrating with life and truth... Rarely have I seen the mother-daughter bond depicted in the cinema with such candor and emotion.
October 08, 2015
Its principal merit is the quiet authority of Ms. Mumtaz, who combines a mother's passionate concern with glimmers of an awakening consciousness.
