Zibahkhana (2007)

On their way to a concert, a group of teens are diverted by a political protest, only to encounter a family of flesh-hungry psychopaths.

Director:

Omar Khan

Writers:

Omar Khan (story), Omar Khan (screenplay),

Stars:

Kunwar Ali Roshan, Rooshanie Ejaz, Rubya Chaudhry

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kunwar Ali Roshan	...	Vicky
Rooshanie Ejaz	...	Ayesha
Rubya Chaudhry	...	Roxy
Haider Raza	...	Simon
Osman Khalid Butt	...	O.J.
Rehan	...	Deewana
Najma Malik	...	Old lady in forest
Sultan Billa	...	Baby
Salim Meraj	...	Balay (as Saleem Meraj)
Razia Malik	...	Ayah
Ashfaq Bhatti	...	Simon's Father
Abida Shaheen	...	Simon's Mother
Adnan Malik	...	Yuppy Victim
Shagufta Hamayun	...	Ayesha's Mother
Mai Billi	...	Billo

Storyline

After lying to their parents and running off to see a rock concert, five teenagers leave their suburb neighborhood of Islamabad and travel into the wild only to have their van break down and they get set upon by not only flesh eating zombies, but a ghoulish hitchhiker, and a blood-soaked, burqa-wearing killer.

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Plot Keywords:

teen | van | flashlight | tent | demonstration | 

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Taglines:

Pakistan's First Gore Film

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Pakistan UK

Language:

Urdu English

Release Date:

10 April 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hell's Ground

Filming Locations:

Islamabad, Pakistan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bubonic Films, Mondo Macabro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Frankincense was used to create the fog and doubled as insecticide during the shoot. However, the Assistant Cameraman was hit by Dengue Fever but treated in the nick of time.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 10 mins) In the scene where Ash killed the maniac hitting him with a stone, she isn't wearing her Allah locket (which she kept wearing throughout). Then she finds the murder weapon and still she isn't wearing it, but when she returns to his dead body she's wearing her locket again.

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Quotes

Deewana: You are on the road to Hell my children.

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Connections

Features Dracula in Pakistan (1967)

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Soundtracks

"Ali Maula"
Written by Amir Khusrau
Performed by Farid Ayaz Qawwal

User Reviews

indeed the bloodiest Pakistanese flick

For once the advert on the sleeve of the DVD is correct, the bloodiest flick coming out of Pakistan. I enjoyed it from the beginning until the end. Even as it is spoken in Pakistanese and here and there some English it was watchable.

The story of course we have seen a thousand times. 5 friends want to go to a concert without the agreement of their parents but they never arrive at the concert. They arrive in zombieland and not only that, a creepy killer is also on the lose.

I can't say anything negative about Zibahkhana which in fact means 'slaughterhouse'. The acting was rather good, editing was okay. naturally the director looked to the classic horrors to know what to do. It worked out fine. Maybe it's a bit funny to see the deranged killer walking in a burkha. But why you kept looking is the use of some nasty gory shots. It's strange to see for a conservative country that such kind of flick could be made. Guess it was banned over there.

It do has a proper release nowadays all over Europe with subtitles in a few languages. A bit of a no-brainer but recommended for the horror buffs and even the gorehounds.

Gore 3/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 4/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5