Cannes Hidden Gem: Patriarchal Oppression Meets Supernatural Horror in Pakistani Feature ‘In Flames’

Zarrar Kahn's Urdu-language debut is the first in XYZ's New Visions slate of 'outside the box' international genre titles.

When Zarrar Kahn moved back to Pakistan, the culture shock was immediate. Kahn was born in Karachi but spent his childhood and early school years in Mississauga, outside Toronto. He returned with his family to Pakistan when he was 13.

“It’s a really impressionable age and while my life, as a young man, wasn’t significantly changed, there was a huge disparity in the lives of the women I knew,” he says. “Their lived reality, navigating in public, was that they were always being watched by men. There’s a sinister sense of being patrolled. The use of gender, as a tool of discrimination, was very apparent.”

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

THR /  🏆 411. in US

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Cannes Hidden Gem: Taking on the Patriarchy With Jordan’s ‘Inshallah a Boy’Amjad Al-Rasheed's debut feature is making history as the country's first-ever film selected for Cannes.
Read more »

Cannes Hidden Gem: Tween Angst Gets “Gnarly” in Malaysia’s Tiger StripesWriter-director Amanda Nell Eu’s playfully subversive story about a young girl confronting the horrors of puberty draws on 1950s-era Malaysian monster cinema for a genre-bending tale that “celebrates the people who don’t fit in.”
Read more »

Cannes Confidential Trailer Finds Love & Mystery In The City Of CannesExclusive: Screen Rant presents a first look at the trailer for CannesConfidential, AcornTV's new romantic crime drama starring Lucie Lucas & BattlestarGalactica's Jamie Bamber:
Read more »

Astros insider: Chas McCormick brings defense on an offensive nightChas McCormick added another highlight-reel catch to his résumé, a defensive gem on a...
Read more »

Blackpink’s Rosé Goes Classic in Black Saint Laurent Slipdress at ‘Monster’ Premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2023Blackpink’s Rosé made her first appearance at Cannes Film Festival attending the premiere of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new drama “Monster.”
Read more »