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- Presenting a story based on real-life events, the film focuses on the impact of religious fundamentalism and nationalism on women in particular.
cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/426Locating the Storyteller in Silent Waters: Sabiha Sumar’s ...
Jun 22, 2023 · 'A compelling and atmospheric story of toxic friendships, secrets and divided loyalties all set around the competitive world of diving - loved it.' - Catherine Cooper 'Fiendishly clever, fascinating and with a host of fully realised characters, Silent Waters is one of the most original and atmospheric thrillers I've ever read. I absolutely love ...
Nov 30, 2019 · Dark Waters follows Robert Bilott's (Mark Ruffalo) real-life legal battle against DuPont over the release of a toxic chemical into Parkersburg, West Virginia's water supply, affecting 70,000...
Dec 14, 2021 · In her multi award-winning feature film Silent Waters (2003), Pakistani woman filmmaker Sabiha Sumar connects the socio-political traumas of the Partition of India and creation of Pakistan (1947) with the onset of military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamization period (1977-1988) in Pakistan.
Khamosh Pani (Punjabi: خاموش پاݨی , ਖ਼ਾਮੋਸ਼ ਪਾਨੀ ; Silent Waters) is a 2003 Indo-Pakistani film about a widowed mother and her young son living in a Punjabi village as it undergoes radical changes during the late 1970s. Shot in a Pakistani village, the film was also released in India.
Dec 14, 2023 · DARK WATERS is based upon several accounts of Bilott’s work, reported by The New York Times Magazine, Sharon Lerner in The Intercept, and Bilott’s own account in his book Exposure.
Apr 30, 2017 · Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) Movie Review: Sabiha Sumar’s magnum opus, though set in rural Punjab of 1979, is in some sense a reflection of the unsaid realities of Pakistani existence, of both the past and the present. While highlighting the ordinary life of a widow, she touches upon how destructive notions of patriarchy, religious extremism…
Mar 5, 2020 · Legal thriller Dark Waters tells the story of tenacious attorney Mark Ruffalo, who takes a stand against a chemical company that has been poisoning a local town. From director Todd Haynes (Carol,...
