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Kamli (2022)

Kamli poster
Directed by
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat
Genre
thriller, mystery
Country
Pakistan
Runtime
2h 13m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three women in a small Pakistani town navigate their suppressed longings and societal constraints. The film follows their intertwined lives as they each grapple with unfulfilled desires and personal sacrifices.

melancholicslow-burnrestrainedsomberintrospectivecharacter-drivenpoignantemotional

What happens

Kamli (Urdu: کملی; lit: Mad) is a 2022 Pakistani drama film directed by Sarmad Khoosat, who co-produced it with Kanwal Khoosat under the banner Khoosat Films. Based on a short film by Mehar Bano, the additional story and dialogues were by Khoosat himself. It stars Saba Qamar, Sania Saeed, Nimra Bucha and debutante Hamza Khawaja in lead roles. Kamli revolves around the intertwining stories of three women and their restrained desires. The film released theatrically on 3 June 2022 and opened to positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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