Dukhtar (Daughter)

A project funded by SØRFOND.It has taken Nathaniel ten years to make it, but the result is a visually beautiful, nail-biting thriller for which. In the mountainous Northern Pakistan, two families have a long-standing feud. To end this, ten year old Zainab is to be wed to tribal leader Tor Gul. To avoid this Allah Raki flees the village with her daughter on tow. With the reluctant help of trucker Shebaz Khan, they manage to get away, but the deadly pursuers are always close behind. The Pakistani film industry has for a long time been riddled with Masala films, which are films of no specific genre, mostly catering to a male audience. In this environment, a film with a female protagonist by a female director has found its way to the screen, but not without difficulties. sh

Afia Nathaniel loves working in the thriller, fantasy and sci-fi genres. This makes her one of the first South Asian female filmmakers to break the glass ceiling on the kinds of films women from Third World countries are expected to make. In addition to writing and directing, she has worked as an advisor on several film projects and mentored student filmmakers based in both the U.S. and Pakistan.

The director will be present:

13th October 9 PM, Victoria Kino
14th October 9 PM, Cinemateket