Underplayed Gems

Anima State (2013)

Anima State poster
Directed by
Hammad Khan
Genre
drama, thriller
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Pakistani man encounters different archetypes in his country. The film criticizes irresponsible media, apathetic youths, political stagnation, and class struggle.

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What happens

Anima State is a Pakistani satirical thriller film directed by Hammed Khan and produced by Atif Ghani in 2013. It is one of the emerging groundbreaking works being created by the reborn Pakistani film industry It has been banned by the government and hence did not play in any major cinemas in the country. It contains themes of an irresponsible media, apathetic youths, political stagnation and class struggle. It has played in various film festivals and shows a very different side of Pakistan. The film is a series of encounters between the protagonist and various archetypes of people who live in Pakistan. The film was written and directed by London-based Pakistani filmmaker Hammad Khan. This is his second film and acts as sort of fantasy sequel to his first film "Slackistan". The film is still being dismissed by major Pakistani institutions but is quickly gathering a large following. This film was a collaboration between Animage Production and Number Eight Films. It premiered at the 2013 South Asian International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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