The Glassworker (2024)

Original title

شیشہ گر

Directed by

Usman Riaz

Genre

animated film, romance film, anti-war film

Country

Pakistan

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

7

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young glassblower falls in love with a violinist during a time of war. Their relationship is tested by the conflict around them and the expectations of their families.

tenderpoeticmelancholicvisually lushslow-burnromanticbittersweethand-drawn

What happens

The Glassworker (Urdu: شیشہ گر, romanized: Sheesha Gar) is a 2024 Pakistani animated anti-war romantic drama film produced by Mano Animation Studios. The film is directed by Usman Riaz (in his directorial debut) with a screenplay by Moya O'Shea from a story by O'Shea and Riaz. The film is produced by Khizer Riaz and Manuel Cristóbal. Featuring anime-influenced animation, it is Pakistan's first hand-drawn animated feature film. The film premiered at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 10 June and was released in theatres in Pakistan on 26 July 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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