Jamil DehlaviCast
Salmaan Peerzada Kika Markham Durriya Kazi Kabuli Baba Mirza Ghazanfar Begg Fauzia Zareen
Plot
A story of a Pakistani sheikh and his son, a leftist, during the military rule of Zia ul-Haq, parallels the martyrdom of Hussain, in a political allegory.
Sinekatalog’s take
A rare, banned and political film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (188 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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