Discoveries from Pakistan World Cinema

Barkat is an honest, hard-working man struggling to make ends meet alongside his wife, Almaas, who has grown tired of their modest life. Working as cleaners, the couple decides to turn to petty crime in hopes of improving their financial situation. What begins as small, calculated risks soon spirals into something far bigger, drawing the couple into the world of seasoned criminals. As guns, chases, and escalating chaos enter their lives, Barkat and Almaas find their domestic relationship increasingly entangled with crime and danger. Blending dark comedy with crime drama, the story explores ambition, greed, and the unintended consequences of trying to take shortcuts to a better life

Maula Jatt, a fierce prizefighter with a tortured past seeks vengeance against his arch nemesis Noori Natt, the most feared warrior in the land of Punjab.

A couple Stuck in a down park on Chand Raat with zombies, must keep them contained to save Eid.

Rap Icon Pakistan follows a new generation of rappers as they compete through explosive performances, rap battles, rivalries and high-stakes challenges.

A young glassworker-in-training living with his pacifist father finds his apprenticeship upended by an impending war and the arrival of an army colonel to their seaside town.

As a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a son to continue their family line, their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for its transgender starlet.

Zia Mohyeddin, Pakistan's most venerated actor, devotes his final years to resurrecting interest in Urdu poetry and passing it on to a new generation of South Asians.

After his father is murdered, a vigilante seeks revenge against those responsible.

A struggling donkey unexpectedly wins Azad City's first election after the ruler abdicates. He becomes "The Donkey King," leading the nation in an unusual turn of events and proving that though by looks he is a donkey, by heart he is a hero.

Bound by love and haunted by fate, Zeba and Sajawal spiral through feelings of desire, superstition and fear in Lali, a darkly comic tale where the living share a restless world with the ghosts.

A heiress has to marry in order to spend her financial assets and physical possessions worth PKR seven lakh each. As part of this condition, she makes a plan to marry a convicted man....

Kiran lives in a quiet Canadian neighborhood with her family until some fun-loving international students move in next door.

Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation for the Muslim minority, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten then tries to enlist Gandhi & Nehru to persuade Jinnah to stop his efforts. Gandhi sides with Jinnah, which upsets Nehru. However, Jinnah turns down the offer to become prime minister and the film takes another slide back to 1916, which reveals all of the political implications that have occurred.

The hilarious story of two people from completely different families falling in love.

A story resilience, identity and the courage to rise, even when the odds are stacked against you.

A story about the journey of a Rapper who lives in Karachi.

TICH BUTTON is a Family Drama which involves hilarious situations as certain events unveil the best characteristics of a joint Punjabi family. The protagonist of the story, “Kaka” helps “Saqib” when he refuses to marry his cousin “Shakeela”. As a result of this refusal, complications kick in and a pile of lies generate. As the story unfolds, “Leena” a girl from Turkey enters this triangle. She gets pleasantly surprised by the Punjabi Joint family system and her heart is falling for love.

Teefa goes to Poland to get Anya to Pakistan to marry Butt gangster's son but lands up in trouble with Anya's gangster father and the Polish police.

A group of friends find themselves in trouble when one receives a chit from the gangster that he owes money to.

A story about two women, who shared their husband.

Kashif and Khawar, two selfish gangsters, choose to defy Baba Jee, their terrifying boss, in their own ways and end up paying the ultimate price for their disloyalty.

A daring warrior defeats a merciless tyrant to protect a runaway girl.

Two officers—one idealistic, one cynical —pursue a brutal serial killer. As they close in on the elusive Jujji, their inner conflicts rise to the surface, exposing inner demons and challenging their notions of justice and morality.

In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year-old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.

An epic Love story in which two lovers Heer and Ranjha get along with each other but unfortunately their Love story is not easy. Ranjha fights his way to get Heer but he is not able to do so.

The Chhottu gang brought terror on the land and the people living there, a group of police force have been sent there to put a stop to the Chottu Gang although this would not be a solid operation, it would be a bloody dog war fight for the strong.

Umru Ayyar is an 80's-90's hero character from the very famous story Talism Hoshruba & Dastaan-e-Amir Hamza.

The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This situation is creating a drift not only between the Western world and the Muslims, but also within the Muslims. The educated and modern Muslims are in a difficult situation because of their approach towards life and their western attire. They are criticized and harassed by the fundamentalists and on the other hand the Western world sees them as potential suspects of terrorism just because of their Muslim names.

The patriarch of a religious Muslim family refuses to accept his intersex child, tearing his family apart.

A man rushing to the hospital becomes trapped in a stalled elevator with a stranger, where an unexpected conversation forces him to confront buried regrets until a devastating revelation reshapes everything he thought he knew.

An ambitious girl seeks out her destiny and true love , when tables start to take a turn she meets a man who gives her a completely new perspective to life and love.

light comedy depicting prevalent social evils, general apathy of people and resolve of some to fight improve the life and surrounding around them.

A man vows to win the heart of the woman he loves.

Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined; from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming- of-age in rural Canada.

The law, meant to bind society, can become a suffocating cage. A 'fugitive,' in legal terms, is one who breaks free. But not all who flee are criminals. Some are victims, driven to desperate measures by the very system designed to protect them. When the privileged wield their wealth and influence to twist the law, they ensnare the innocent in a web of injustice. Forced to choose between captivity and escape, they become labeled 'fugitives.' 'Fugitive' (Mafroor) confronts this reality, exploring the social injustice that transforms the innocent into outlaws.

Young take of a girl breaking chains out of her early child marriage to pursue a dream of becoming a makeup artist.

Sophia, a talented architect has been dreaming of marrying her true love. But when a new man walks into her life, everything changes. Torn between family expectations and the stirrings of her heart, Sophia embarks on a journey of self-discovery, love, and difficult choices.

An aspiring actor succumbs to pressure from his father and takes up the role of lawyer.

In the red light district of Lahore, when the daughter of an underprivileged wedding dancer is raped by the powerful Choudhary's son, the neighbourhood pimp and the top prostitute help the pair seek justice.

The story follows a young man from Lahore’s inner city who falls in love with a woman facing social restrictions and personal struggles. Their relationship develops amid violence, emotional conflict, and opposition from society. The film explores themes of love, destiny, womanhood, and sacrifice against the cultural backdrop of Old Lahore.

A story of an unlikely romance between a young free-willed, commitment-phobic aspiring actor, Sheheryar, and a beautiful strong-willed expat, Saniya, who meet and fall in love over a series of unplanned encounters at destination weddings.

When a young man crashes the wrong wedding, the bride seizes the opportunity to make a run for it and together they attempt to evade her overbearing grandfather.

3 children now have a task of defeating babe balm who is rising again.

The movie revolves around three childhood friends, who are married and settled in their lives but are afraid of their wives.

The experiment on the boy is connected with a book in which whatever will be written will happen.

Ruposh is a passionate and soul-stirring tale of romance that perfectly embodies the agonizing pain suffered in love. As the feeling of love slowly escalates into obsession, sorrow and grief are destined to follow.

A young married woman, who lives with her blind sister-in-law, has been waiting eight years for her husband to return home. One day she is about to drown in the nearby pond when a mysterious wanderer named Amaltas rescues her, unexpectedly changing her life and putting her in a dilemma between her husband and her savior. Will she be able to restrain the force of desire or will she give in to temptation?

The idea of "showing money and getting things done" is widespread. Gulab Mughal is the son of an honest policeman and grew up watching his father walk the right path, but it's not the path to happiness. Activist Jia has even worse plans for illegal money in the country.

In a small village in Pakistan, village elders demand that 15-year-old Mina must be handed over as payment for the crime her brother committed. The ruthless man she's forced to marry keeps her locked inside a small room, her only escape being her imagination and staring out a small window. Meanwhile, the two families cross paths in a series of twists that leaves a trail of pain, heartbreak, and blood.

When Kashan and Nazish cannot give the 'good news' of a baby to father Ranaji even after 3 years of their marriage, all hell breaks loose and the couple's relationship is put to the test.

Zara seems to have always had a full life on the surface but she has always felt there is something out there that's missing, till she stumbles upon her mothers Diary.

SherDil follows it's lead character Haris Mustafa, as he journeys from the academy to becoming a Flt Lt in the PAF, chasing his goals that are layered with personal and professional challenges.

A man rushing to hospital is forced into a final emotional confrontation when he's unexpectedly trapped in a hospital elevator, revealing the cost of distance, regret, and arriving too late.

A psychological thriller exploring the fragile boundary between perception and reality, where characters confront their inner demons and moral conflicts while navigating suspense-driven events that challenge identity, truth, and human nature.

A Pakistani Urdu-language social film directed by Luqman, starring Shammi, Santosh, and Asha Poslay.

Enter the universe of three mujra dancers in Pakistan as they dodge state censorship and violence to vie for stardom.

On the day of his flight, Faaiz changes his mind deciding to stay back for the sake of his family, but his will clashes with his parents who demand his departure.

Pari, a 14-year-old girl, dreams of becoming a pilot while growing up in a society that doesn’t allow her to dream.

A secret agent named, Zarrar (Shahid) has gone rouge after his homeland. With time running out, Zarrar must act fast in terminating the greatest threat Pakistan has come up against since its inception.

Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) are people who hold a public function and as a result, present higher risks of being involved in bribery or corruption. Offshore leaks have revealed repeatedly that PEPs use British finance and British offshore jurisdictions to launder their wealth, hide their wealth and re-invest it into the global financial system. London is the place where they buy property, where they take legal action against their critics and where they live when they fall from grace. But what happens when a developing country fights back and attempts to get Britain to return the money that it claims has been stolen? Watch Behind Closed Doors and find out.