Barzakh

I love from start to finish, I thoroughly enjoyed all the episodes. Sanam Saeed and Fawad Khan have absolutely smashed it! All the characters played very well! I'm eagerly waiting for season Two. Set in the Hunza Valley, "Barzakh" centers on a 76-year-old man who surprises his estranged children and grandchildren by announcing his engagement to the ghost of his first love. This revelation triggers a series of emotional confrontations as the family gathers, unsure how to respond to the situation. The six-episode series is produced by Waqas Hassan and Shailja Kejriwal for Zindagi, the Indian subcontinent focused programming block on streamer ZEE5 Global. It is helmed by critically acclaimed director Asim Abbasi who also directed Zindagi's first Pakistani original "Churails" and the feature film "Cake," which was Pakistan's entry for the 2019 Oscars.

Magnificient & Spell binding. A raw nerve is touched. A straight monologue on how the relationship of a child with their parents can affect subsequent generations. Performances are terrific. The story is universal and as old as time. Symbolism of nature into contemporary world is depicted in a subtle yet effective format. Loved the allegorical references. Its definitely not for the masala audience. Provocative, enchanting & real at the same time. Binged watched all 6 episodes. Should be Pakistan's best ott / mini series as it made everyone rightly restless. A brave attempt and artfully / tastefully executed.

Pakistan set a benchmark for their web series in terms of storytelling, production value, art, breaking norms and whatnot. The series is a bit slow which shouldn't be & in final episode needed some shots where the group of people also talking to the angels(their daughters). The story does not just talk about the Barzakh ( in between heaven & Earth ) only it talks about love, honour killing, separation, parenting, Lgbtq, fantasy, old rituals, family relations, feelings and whatnot. Vfx is also good and the execution of scenes is also good in an artistic way a bit feel of live theatre. But sadly the Pakistani awaam is demanding to ban the show, why? Just because it portrays the Gay character. I mean seriously? I mean Pakistan isn't an educated country but it is a peak of uneducated things seriously, on the other hand, they watch adult films, the Game of Thrones, Money Heist, Mirzapur, Sacred Games and every other popular show or film across the world but they can't digest the gay character who isn't even doing any intimate scene in the whole series. They can't fight for army rule, they can't fight for rapes/molestation, they can't fight for berozgaari but they can fight for banning a show who just portrayed the gay character, it's a joke in itself. Whether you accept it or not things exist in this world and they have been in Pakistan too since the beginning. So it's not what you like or whatnot it exists in this world that's why it's here. Grow up get yourself some education and be less rigid and religious fanatic.

I loved the story outline and everything about this series except the fact that it inputs an overdoes of poetic elements that made it an overdone poetry-nut fart.

Especially the stone-bearing deads with their cliche( it became cliche due to the absence of minimalism) imposing character arc. Otherwise, the acting, cinematography, catchy dialogue, gripping pacing, editing, color, BGM - everything was top-notch. The way it unfolds the story seemed a bit predictable, however, it was so beautifully crafted that it didn't matter. The dining scene was remarkable! I could feel the tension in my bones. The homoromantic visualisation deserves claps as it showed 'realistic' representation of queer life in oppressed countries. What an international piece of work! Highly recommended.

I'm sure you haven't scene this much visual beauty in any of of indian Pakistani movie or Series, but here we go.. it's definitely a master piece and acting is just outclass a sloid solid work by director writer and actors.

This is shot in Hunza Pakistan, actors are all from Pakistan, I'm v surprised to watch this actually, the theme and starting of Barzakh kinda matches the theme start of Game of thrones or any big season, you won't forget that, it's v different than any other Series we have watched in indian and Pakistan history, it will definitely change the way how we make series, hats off to every member who was part of it.