Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

Pakistan (2023)
Pakistani w/ English subtitles
87 minutes

Director
Zarrar Kahn

Cast
Ramesha Nawal
Bakhtawar Mazhar
Omar Javaid

Producer
Anam Abbas

Writer
Zarrar Kahn

Website
https://www.gametheoryfilms.com/in-flames

Sunday June 2nd 6:30 PM
Tickets: $13 / $10 with either Broadway or SFFF Membership
Advance Tickets available through the Broadway Theatre Website.

Synopsis
Mariam lives with her younger brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s maternal grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him. Mariam’s mother, grieving and isolated, is easy to influence. Mariam, distraught by her mother’s foolishness, finds solace in a secret romance with a fellow student, Asad. When their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Mariam becomes consumed by nightmares. Meanwhile, her mother, caught between her Uncle and a male dominated legal system, is oblivious to her daughter’s deteriorating mental state. As Mariam’s nightmares begin to bleed into reality, mother and daughter must come together if they hope to overcome the ghosts of the past that threaten to engulf them.

Bridging together the terrors women face within a patriarchal culture and supernatural visitations, Pakistan’s Oscar submission is a disturbing indictment of the country’s insidious patriarchal order.

Press
“Subversive, stomach-churning, and visionary, a body-horror film that doubles as a fable of femininity gone wrong” – TheWrap

“If you were looking for a creature-feature cross between John Waters and Eraserhead, director Hanna Bergholm and scenarist Ilja Rautsi’s first feature might well fit that bill.” – 48 Hills

Screens with the Short Film THE OLD YOUNG CROW