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25 February 2004 (France) morePlot:
1979. A village in Pakistan. A widow sees her 17 years old son being attracted to Islamist militants. It brings her past back... full summary | add synopsisAwards:
7 wins moreUser Comments:
A crucible brimming over with the reality of Pakistani existence moreCast
(Credited cast)| Kiron Kher | ... | Veero or Ayesha (as Kirron Kher) | |
| Aamir Ali Malik | ... | Saleem | |
| Arsad Mahmud | |||
| Salman Shahid | |||
| Shilpa Shukla | |||
| Sarfaraz Ansari | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tanveer Ahmad | ... | Sikh Pilgrim 4 | |
| Zaheer Ahmed | ... | Tea Boy | |
| Quratul Ain | ... | Shanno | |
| Abid Ali | ... | Choudhary | |
| Safdar Ali | ... | Sikh Pilgrim 5 | |
| Shazim Ashraf | ... | Zubair | |
| Ejaz Baig | ... | Bhatti | |
| Tasleem Bibi | ... | Allabi | |
| Madan Gopal Singh | ... | Sikh Pilgrim 1 | |
| Anjum Habibi | ... | Maulana | |
| Yousuf Jimmi | ... | Tabla Player | |
| Navtej Singh Johar | ... | Jaswant | |
| Fahim Khan | ... | Muslim Man (1947) | |
| Mubbashir Ali Khan | ... | Labourer | |
| Suhair Fariha Khan | ... | Young Veero | |
| Nadia Malik | ... | Hina | |
| Saba Malik | ... | Courtesan | |
| Gurjot Singh Mann | ... | Sikh Pilgrim 2 | |
| Taj Mohammad | ... | Village Maulvi | |
| Afaq Mushtaq | ... | Asif | |
| Master Mushtaq | ... | Harmonium Player | |
| Nisar Qadri | ... | Haji Munnavar | |
| Aslam Rana | ... | Vendor | |
| K.M. Rana | ... | Sikh Priest | |
| S.A. Rehman | ... | Professor | |
| Abdul Saboor | ... | Maulvi on TV | |
| Rehan Sheikh | ... | Veero / Ayesh'a Husband | |
| Shams Uddin | ... | Teashop Owner | |
| Barkat Ullah | ... | Mubarak Bhai | |
| Aftab Zubari | ... | Show Host on TV | |
| Z.A. Zulfi | ... | Expert on TV | |
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Silent Waters (Europe: English title) (International: English title)Eau dormante (France)
Ewig fremd (Germany)
Le puits (France) (TV title)
Silent Water (International: English title)
Veeru (Pakistan: Urdu title) (working title)
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Switzerland:99 min | Switzerland:105 min (Locarno Film Festival)Color:
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UK:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Netherlands:12Filming Locations:
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Khamosh Pani will go down in Pakistani history as the most important work of art and politic since the country's inception. The story documents the era (1979) of the CIA-assisted killing of the democratically elected prime minister Bhutto and the installation of fundamentalist dictator General Zia ul-Haq. The film chronicles the death of love and the birth of hate as part of a continuing cycle of violence that has besieged that part of the world. Religious intolerance, bigotry and ignorance are the fierce villains of the movie. The film has managed to humanize the tragedy of the Pakistani people's struggle with fanaticism and imported agendas. What I particularly love about this film, besides the fact that it is technically remarkable, is the fact that it does not glorify death or killing. This is not a Bollywood or Lollywood melodrama. Beautiful punjabi language script adds to the authenticity of this true-to-life cinema representation of the people of the land. This film is brave to acknowledge the atrocities of displacement; of the violence against Sikhs and against women that was part of the partition of India and Pakistan. Well acted, well written and extremely well directed. Bravo!