Project Detail

My Pure Land

Synopsis

In rural Pakistan, a mother and her two daughters are forced to defend their family home from their uncle and his men. As the women fight to keep the men at bay, the film alternates through different timelines and we watch the events that have led to the siege unfold.
When the women’s resistance leaves two of his men dead, their enraged uncle calls in a local ragtag militia - two hundred armed bandits. With only a handful of bullets left, eldest daughter Nazo refuses to give in.
The film is based on an extraordinary true story.
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

Details

Year: 2017
Type of project: Features
Running time: 92 mins
Format: Digital
Director: Sarmad Masud 1st Feature
Producer: Bill Kenwright
Co-Producer: Farhad Moshiri, Alisher Usmanov
Executive Producer: Philip Bailey, Ace Bhatti, Russell Daly, Charles George, Jane George, Naomi George, Raj Kiran Hari, Brian Lake, Ed Nassau Lake, Sarmad Masud, Richard Renwick MBE, Cyrus Patel, Himesh Patel, Steve Potts, Jonathan Rae, Ananthan Sivayoganathan, Craig Tuohy
Editor: Olly Stothert
Screenwriter: Sarmad Masud
Director of Photography: Haider Zafar
Production Designer: Caroline Bailey
Sound: Supervising Sound Editor: Vicente Villeascusa; Sound Mixer: Syed Ather Jafri
Composer: Tristan Cassel-Delavois; Music Supervisor: Gary Welch
Principal cast: Suhaee Abro, Syes Tanveer Hussain, Eman Fatima, Razia Malik, Ahsen Murad

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

My Pure Land Ltd

Bill Kenwright Films
Naomi George
BKL House
1 Venice Walk
London
W2 1RR

Sales Company

Independent

6 Hatton Place
London
EC1N 8RU

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