Abdullah: The Final Witness
| Abdullah: The Final Witness | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Hashim Nadeem |
| Produced by | Hashim Nadeem |
| Written by | Hashim Nadeem |
| Starring |
Imran Abbas Sadia Khan Hameed Sheikh |
| Music by |
Roger John Sohail keys |
| Edited by |
Adeel Zaidi Sheryqar Bilaal |
Production company |
Taurus Films |
| Distributed by | Distribution Club |
Release dates |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Abdullah: The Final Witness is an upcoming Pakistani drama film directed, produced and written by Hashim Nadeem featuring Imran Abbas and Sadia Khan in lead roles. The film focuses on the Kharotabad Incident which took lives of five Russian citizens, allegedly by a suicide bombers of Frontier Constabulary, at the Kharotabad check post in Quetta.[1]
The film was selected to be screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival[2] and became third national film to do so.[3]
Plot
The film is based on Kharotabad Incident involved the killing of five Russian and Tajik citizens at the Kharotabad check post by the Frontier Constabulary who claimed the five were terrorists. The incident was filmed by a journalist and footage was aired on media channels who reported that the five victims were in fact innocent citizens. The chief justice of Pakistan at that time took sou moto notice of the incident and a commission was asked to prepare the Kharotabad Inquiry Report, the findings of which have never been made public with the case remaining unresolved. A key witness of the killings was murdered in Quetta in December 2011.[4]
Cast
- Imran Abbas as Abdullah
- Sadia Khan as Zohra
- Hameed Sheikh
- Sajid Hassan
- Saleem Mughal
- Asal Din
- Sultan
- Durdana
- Habeeb Panezai
- Imran Tareen
- Parvez
- Yameen Shah
- Zaydan
- Najeeb
Release
The film is selected to screen in 2015 Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015.[5][6][7] A rumour was created by news agencies that film is releasing nationwide on June 5, 2015[8] but the director turned down rumour saying.
See also
References
- ↑ "Imran Abbas Naqvi's Pak film opens at Cannes Film". Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Abdullah The Final Witness to be screened at Cannes Film Festival". ARY News (Rashid Nazir Ali). Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Imran Abbas’s film 'Abdullah' makes it to Cannes". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "‘Abdullah: The Final Witness’ to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival". Daily Times. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Cannes update: Imran Abbas’s Abdullah to be screened too". DAWN.com. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Pakistani film 'Abdullah: The Final Witness' starring Imran Abbas Naqvi at Cannes". Blasting News (Priyanka Srivastava). Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Imran Abba’s film ‘Abdullah The Final Witness’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival". PinkVilla. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ "Imran Abbas' Abdullah to release in Pakistan on June 5". DAWN.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.