SILENT WATERS
by Sabiha Sumar
synopsis
Set in 1979 in the village of Charkhi in the Pakistani Punjab, a drama about Islamic fundamentalism and its effect on families and women. Middle-aged woman Ayesha teaches the Koran to young girls but when her son becomes involved with Islamic fundamentalists, family secrets emerge.
| international title: | Silent Waters |
| original title: | Khamosh pani |
| country: | France, Germany |
| sales agent: | Les Films du Losange |
| year: | 2002 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Sabiha Sumar |
| film run: | 99' |
| screenplay: | Paromita Vohra, from a story by Sumar |
| cast: | Kirron Kher, Aamir Malik, Arshad Mahmud, Salman Shahid, Shilpa Shukla, Sarfaraz Ansari, Shazim Ashraf |
| producer: | Philippe Avril, Helge Albers, Sachithandandam Sathananthan, Claudia Tronnier |
| production: | Unlimited, Flying Moon Filmproduktion |
| backing: | ZDF/Arte, YLE/TV1, SBS Television, Frenetic Films |
| distributor: | Mikado, Les Films du Losange, Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH, Filmladen, Filmmuseum Distributie, Lumière, Academy Films, Festival Films |
