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Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men are soon gripped by a religious fervour, and they attempt to bring radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbours. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town, tensions reach boiling point as Ayesha's haunted past comes rushing back.
general audience, movie lovers
widow, 1970s, village, islam, musical, pakistan, woman director, mother son relationship
France
asAyesha / Verro
asSaleem
asMahboob
asAmin
asZubeida
asRashid
asShanno
asBhatti
asAllabi
asChoudhary
asZubair
asMazhar
asShabnam
asHaji Munnavar
asMubarak Bhai
asCourtesan
asSikh Pilgrim 1
asSikh Pilgrim 2
asAfsan (1947)
asYoung Veero
asTabla Player
asHarmonium Player
asMuslim Man (1947)
asProfessor
asSikh Priest
asHina
asAsif
asMaulana in Rawalpindi
asVegetable Vendor
asTea Shop Owner
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