Clerk (1960)

Directed by

Khalil Qaiser

Genre

drama

Country

Pakistan

Runtime

1h 59m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor clerk struggles with his exhausting daily routine and harsh economic condition. The film follows his personal and professional hardships in Pakistan.

melancholicslow-burnbleakintrospectiveearnestsocially consciousgrittycharacter-driven

What happens

Clerk is a Pakistani film directed by Khalil Qaiser, who also played the title role of a poor clerk tired of his economic condition and hectic daily routine. It marked his second appearance as an actor. It also stars Musarrat Nazir and Ratan Kumar in important roles. The story was written by Younis Rahi with dialogues by Riaz Shahid. Safdar Hussain was the music composer. The film belonged to the genre of art house. It was a commercial failure but was a critically acclaimed film. The film was included among the films of 1959–1961 which were meant not to generate money alone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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