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- 2015
- Not Rated
- Silk Road Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- Silk Road Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
Summary In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year-old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.
Directed By: Afia Nathaniel
Written By: Afia Nathaniel
- 2015
- Not Rated
- Silk Road Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
- 2015
- Not Rated
- Silk Road Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
Dukhtar
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Summary In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year-old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.
Directed By: Afia Nathaniel
Written By: Afia Nathaniel
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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14% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
73
86% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Nathaniel, a native of Pakistan, has delivered a stunning, emotive work that takes to task oppressive patriarchy. It's a gorgeous, suspenseful cinematic achievement.
Its principal merit is the quiet authority of Ms. Mumtaz, who combines a mother’s passionate concern with glimmers of an awakening consciousness.
Dukhtar is an issues film with the twisted, heart-pounding feel of a road-trip thriller, but Nathaniel based her script on a true story, and there's a low-key quality to the conversations that feels real, intimate, and all the more urgent for it.
The film functions as a love letter to Pakistan, despite the misogynistic culture it exposes.
A handsomely made, nicely modulated fugitive drama with forceful social overtones that decries the ongoing practice of marrying child brides in tribal regions of the country’s mountainous north.
Dukhtar (Daughter) may not be 127 Hours, but Afia Nathaniel’s feature directing debut generates enough tension to fuel a harrowing real-life story while adding another unforgettable heroine to cinema from the region with Samiya Mumtaz’s measured portrayal of a Muslim woman taking charge of her life.
The rampancy of clichés might have been okay were Dukhtar slightly more self-aware.
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Production Company
Zambeel Films,
The Crew Films,
Indie Film,
Mint Productions,
Infinitum Productions
Release Date Oct 9, 2015
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
Awards
Lux Style Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
South Asian International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Columbia University Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
