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  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 39 m
Silent Water

Summary Set in 1979 in Pakistan, when General Zia-ul-Haq took control of the country and stoked the fires of Islamic nationalism, the film focuses on a Muslim woman whose haunted past turns her present life upside down. (First Run Features)

Directed By: Sabiha Sumar

Written By: Paromita Vohra, Sabiha Sumar

  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 39 m

Silent Water

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
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Summary Set in 1979 in Pakistan, when General Zia-ul-Haq took control of the country and stoked the fires of Islamic nationalism, the film focuses on a Muslim woman whose haunted past turns her present life upside down. (First Run Features)

Directed By: Sabiha Sumar

Written By: Paromita Vohra, Sabiha Sumar

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
70% Positive
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
64
70% Positive
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
But by the time you understand the meaning of its title, Sabiha Sumar's film has delivered an emotional punch.
By Marta Barber FULL REVIEW
75
Stirring on religious and humanitarian levels, and very timely notwithstanding its 1979 setting.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
70
It highlights a still shadowy moment in the creation of Pakistan that saw the abduction of nearly 100,000 Sikh and Muslim women in both India and Pakistan.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
70
Sumar's debut feature could scarcely be more relevant to Pakistan's present, or, given this country's history of backing such repressive regimes, to ours.
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63
The fact that these atrocities are not well known in the West is a good reason for this film to exist.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
50
Worthy intentions are drowned by schematic scripting and only OK direction in Silent Waters, an achingly PC drama on how Islamic fundamentalism wrecks families and oppresses women.
By Derek Elley FULL REVIEW
50
The provocative issues of Silent Waters are unfortunately undercut by schematic plotting and one-dimensional characterizations, but the forcefulness of its message makes it a rewarding cinematic experience.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Vidhi Films, Unlimited, Flying Moon Filmproduktion, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE
Release Date Oct 8, 2004
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline The story begins in 1979 in Pakistan...
Website https://filmsdulosange.com/en/film/silent-waters/
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Awards

Locarno International Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
Nantes Three Continents Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Bollywood Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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