Zindagi Tamasha (2020)

Directed by

Sarmad Sultan Khoosat

Genre

drama

Country

Pakistan

Runtime

2h 24m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and his family navigate daily life in Lahore. The story centers on his personal conflicts and the pressures of tradition.

slow-burnmelancholicintimategroundedcontemplativesomberrealistic

What happens

Zindagi Tamasha, titled Circus of Life in English, is a 2019 Pakistani drama film directed by Sarmad Khoosat. It premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on 6 October 2019 and went on to win notable awards at Busan (BIFF 2019), 2020 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (MISAFF20), 23rd UK Asian Film Festival and the 6th Asian World Film Festival. The release of the film was repeatedly delayed due to censorship concerns and protests by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. After multiple delayed releases and the censorship it faced, Sarmad eventually released it on YouTube and Vimeo on 4 August 2023. Later, it was also made available on myco app. In a groundbreaking move, TikTok collaborated with Khoosat Films to bring Zindagi Tamasha to its platform, marking the first-ever full-length film release on the popular short-form video app. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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