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Saawan

  • 2016
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Farhan Alam in Saawan (2016)
A handicapped 9-year old boy who lives in a valley in the mountains of Balochistan is rejected by his father, intimidated by society, harassed by friends and left alone due to his disability. Strengthened by memories and dreams of the love of his mother, he begins a perilous journey back to his family in the main city.
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A handicapped 9-year old boy who lives in a valley in the mountains of Balochistan is rejected by his father, intimidated by society, harassed by friends and left alone due to his disability... Read allA handicapped 9-year old boy who lives in a valley in the mountains of Balochistan is rejected by his father, intimidated by society, harassed by friends and left alone due to his disability. Strengthened by memories and dreams of the love of his mother, he begins a perilous jour... Read allA handicapped 9-year old boy who lives in a valley in the mountains of Balochistan is rejected by his father, intimidated by society, harassed by friends and left alone due to his disability. Strengthened by memories and dreams of the love of his mother, he begins a perilous journey back to his family in the main city.

  • Director
    • Farhan Alam
  • Writer
    • Mashood Qadri
  • Stars
    • Saleem Mairaj
    • Syed Karam Hussain
    • Arif Bahalim
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    310
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Farhan Alam
    • Writer
      • Mashood Qadri
    • Stars
      • Saleem Mairaj
      • Syed Karam Hussain
      • Arif Bahalim
    • 13User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Saleem Mairaj
    • Child abductor
    Syed Karam Hussain
    • Saawan
    Arif Bahalim
    • Jishar
    Najeeba Faiz
    • Arzoo
    Imran Aslam
    • News reporter
    Tipu Yorguc Sharif
      Sehrish Qadri
      • Sana
      Ali Hafeez
      Sohail Malik
      • Sardar Ghazwaan
      Shahid Nizami
      • Zakir
      Muhammad Abbas
      • Rehmat
      Danial Yunus
      • Mirzaad
      Mehak Zulfiqar
      Syed Muhammad Ali
      • Humbal
      S.A.A. Najmi
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      • Director
        • Farhan Alam
      • Writer
        • Mashood Qadri
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      10jihasib

      Great movie

      Kid acting wow amazing. Strong story low budget but still goodness
      10djbvk21

      Loved this movie

      Really enjoyed this movie. The kids were absolutely amazing. I would adopt all of them if I could. To the person who gave this movie a 1 star and said it was a anti vaccine propaganda movie should be ashamed.
      8garyjackster

      A lot of things to think about...

      Watch the movie for the performance of the title character. It was fascinating to see what I would assume is life in a small village in Pakistan. A lot happens that address societal issues in the last part of the movie. This is not a 'feel good' movie however, it exposes issues that I (middle America) would not ordinarily consider and makes you think (not a movie activity I usually do). Things are not so simple but family is universal.
      7samabc-31952

      Would have been better if it was a 90 min movie

      A young boy with polio is abandoned by his own family in a deserted drought stricken village which is in the middle of nowhere... this is a story about his struggles and courage .. it also tries to raise awareness about polio in rural areas around Pakistan-Afghanistan border .. it is a heart-rending true story.. this movie was Pakistan's submission to the 90th Academy Awards.. good background score ... based on a true story .. If it was edited and shortened to a 90 min long at the most then it would probably have become a fine work of Pakistani parallel cinema.
      7oazzykhan

      "Saawan fought with obstacles to reach his mother"

      I watched this film, and this is based on a true story, no one can imagine the obstacles that little but charismatic child fought with, he turned every impossible into possible for him. Saawan fought with obstacles to reach his family, Saawan is matchless.

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      • Release date
        • 2016 (Pakistan)
      • Country of origin
        • Pakistan
      • Official site
        • Website
      • Language
        • Urdu
      • Also known as
        • Saawam the Movie
      • Filming locations
        • Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan(Shigar)
      • Production company
        • Kalakar Films
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      • Runtime
        • 2h 17m(137 min)
      • Sound mix
        • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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