Reviewed at the 2010 Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
"Slackistan," the first feature from Hammad Khan, belongs to that familiar breed of film about life as someone young, aimless and under- or unemployed, with too much time to fill in the company of funny friends -- think "Reality Bites," or "Swingers" (a film given more than one tip of the hat here), or "Kicking and Screaming," or countless others. What sets "Slackistan" apart from the pack is the fact that it's centered in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and "the city that always sleeps," according to our hero and sometimes narrator Hasan (Shahbaz Hamid Shigri), a would-be filmmaker who's managed to obtain an Hdv camera but has so far left it sitting in its box.
The post-collegiate twentysomethings in "Slackistan" are wealthy, and there's no question in the movie that their standard issue quarterlife issues about identity, how to get started on...
"Slackistan," the first feature from Hammad Khan, belongs to that familiar breed of film about life as someone young, aimless and under- or unemployed, with too much time to fill in the company of funny friends -- think "Reality Bites," or "Swingers" (a film given more than one tip of the hat here), or "Kicking and Screaming," or countless others. What sets "Slackistan" apart from the pack is the fact that it's centered in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and "the city that always sleeps," according to our hero and sometimes narrator Hasan (Shahbaz Hamid Shigri), a would-be filmmaker who's managed to obtain an Hdv camera but has so far left it sitting in its box.
The post-collegiate twentysomethings in "Slackistan" are wealthy, and there's no question in the movie that their standard issue quarterlife issues about identity, how to get started on...
- 10/18/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
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