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Silent Waters Reviews

2003

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This gorgeously shot feature chronicles the lives of a mother and her teenage son in a rural Pakistani village in 1979. Saleem (Aamir Malik) is an aimless youth in love with local beauty Zubeida (Shilpa Shukla), and adored by his widowed mother, Ayesha (Kiron Kher). Life seems to flow in measured, bucolic beauty, but old and .. Read more

Starring	Kiron Kher, Amir Malik, Shilpa Shukla, Salman Shahid
Director	Sahiba Sumar
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- The setting is Pakistan in 1979, just as ex-President Bhutto is about to be executed and General Zia is beginning his... read more on Time Out
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  Initially I wasn't prepared for the subtitles, but was very glad I carried on. Thought provoking and educational I would recommend the film as a good film ... read more »
  
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  Great movie
  
  Great work great cinema gripping story but a lack of songs.Highly recommended if you like culture,Pak India relations and history of migration and 1947.
  
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  - 07 Oct 2011 at 22:19
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  Silent Waters
  
  It wasnt very excitin tat i'd hoped....
  
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  - Yeovil
  - 22 Jul 2009 at 10:02
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  Silent Waters
  
  A visually lovely and beautifully acted film which revisits the terrors of Partition without gratuitous violence. Strongly recommended
  
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  - Newtown
  - 24 Dec 2008 at 15:57
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  Interesting
  
  The Pakistan and India storyline. Kiron Kher's acting is very believable and whats she goes through is depicted in the movie sooo well.
  
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  - Slough
  - 16 Jul 2008 at 11:48
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  excellent
  
  gripping drama - well worth a watch - highly recommended.........
  
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  - Chessington
  - 26 May 2008 at 16:54
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  stunning direction
  
  after a long time i have watched a master piece of work .
  
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  - hounslow, london
  - 28 Feb 2007 at 21:04
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  good but unfulfilling...
  
  Good film, realistic ambience, thought provoking but there's something lacking...this is the problem with most art films: why do they tend to be dry. I ... read more »
  
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- - medusa
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  - 15 Nov 2006 at 23:54
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  Worth watching
  
  Initially I wasn't prepared for the subtitles, but was very glad I carried on. Thought provoking and educational I would recommend the film as a good film ... read more »
  
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- - 4
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  Worth watching
  
  Initially I wasn't prepared for the subtitles, but was very glad I carried on. Thought provoking and educational I would recommend the film as a good film ... read more »
  
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  - 11 May 2006 at 09:28
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  Silent Waters
  
  A visually lovely and beautifully acted film which revisits the terrors of Partition without gratuitous violence. Strongly recommended
  
  Report this review
- 677151
- - a customer
  - Newtown
  - 24 Dec 2008 at 15:57
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  good but unfulfilling...
  
  Good film, realistic ambience, thought provoking but there's something lacking...this is the problem with most art films: why do they tend to be dry. I ... read more »
  
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- - medusa
  - uk
  - 15 Nov 2006 at 23:54
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  stunning direction
  
  after a long time i have watched a master piece of work .
  
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  - hounslow, london
  - 28 Feb 2007 at 21:04
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  excellent
  
  gripping drama - well worth a watch - highly recommended.........
  
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  - Chessington
  - 26 May 2008 at 16:54
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  Interesting
  
  The Pakistan and India storyline. Kiron Kher's acting is very believable and whats she goes through is depicted in the movie sooo well.
  
  Report this review
- 598864
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  - Slough
  - 16 Jul 2008 at 11:48
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  Great movie
  
  Great work great cinema gripping story but a lack of songs.Highly recommended if you like culture,Pak India relations and history of migration and 1947.
  
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  - 07 Oct 2011 at 22:19
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  Silent Waters
  
  It wasnt very excitin tat i'd hoped....
  
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  - Yeovil
  - 22 Jul 2009 at 10:02

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  This gorgeously shot feature chronicles the lives of a mother and her teenage son in a rural Pakistani village in 1979. Saleem (Aamir Malik) is an aimless youth in love with local beauty Zubeida (Shilpa Shukla), and adored by his widowed mother, Ayesha (Kiron Kher). Life seems to flow in measured, ...