Pakistani movie ‘Saawan’ received the Best Foreign Language Feature Film award during the 2017 Madrid International Film Festival ceremony, held from July 8-15, 2017.
Directed by Farhan Alam, ‘Saawan’ touches upon the true story of a child with physical disabilities. The film is a “quest for survival” and a tale of struggle and survival against all odds.
Shot in a barren wasteland, ‘Saawan’, on the basis of its trailer, seems to be a journey of this child who initially feels helpless due to his disability, but eventually rises above the evils that surround him.
The flick that seems to depict harsh realities of life may prove to be inspiring for people with disabilities.
The film stars Karam Hussain, Arif Bahalim, Najiba Faiz, Imran Aslam, Saleem Mairaj, Tipu Yorguc, Hafeez Ali, Shahid Nizami, among others. Written by Mashood Qadri, ‘Saawan’ is slated to hit theatres this July.
Other movies nominated in the same category included ‘Beyond Boundaries’, ‘Organic Love Stories’, ‘Gravity’ and ‘Mawlana’, ‘While Kubrick Was In Space’, ‘Vaishnavi’, ‘The Bodyguard’, ‘Calibro 10’, ‘Mafia Decalogue’, ‘Road to the Sky’, ‘Home Away’, ‘Beneath the Silence’, ‘Chokolietta’, ‘The Cat in the Closet’, ‘Fresh Water’, ‘Inbaifu’, ‘Patria’, ‘The Legend of Otger de Cataló’, ‘Nine Barons of Fame’ and ‘20 Years’.
Saawan’s trailer can be seen on its official website. It is expected to hit cinemas on August 11 this year.
Published in Daily Times, July 20th , 2017.