Wakhri (2023)
- Original title
- وکھری
- Directed by
- Iram Parveen Bilal
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Pakistan
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A widowed school teacher in Pakistan unexpectedly becomes a viral social media personality. The film follows her struggle to balance her newfound public life with the pressures and dangers of a conservative society.
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What happens
Wakhri is a Pakistani film directed by Iram Parveen Bilal who co-produced it as well, and starring Faryal Mehmood in her debut film lead as a widowed school teacher who gets viral on social media. The film is inspired by the late social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, who was murdered in 2016. The film had its world premiere in Red Sea International Film Festival in December 2023. It was later theatrically released on 5 January 2024 nationwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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