Silent Waters

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08/29/2014 this was serious stuff. story line, relevance to a particular time in history of Pakistan. there was alot for me to learn. See more 01/26/2014 Silent Waters had moments when you felt that it was going to become a great film but never reached the greatness you expected. The story of a family torn by the religious extremism Silent Waters is a good film that never became as great as it should have been, See more 03/07/2013 The infamous partition that tore apart a country and made it two. Families from both countries unable to forget that treacherous year; feeling the effects for generations after. For anyone from the lineage of either of the two countries this movie hits you like a ton of bricks. Heartaches, sadness, and pain this movie has it all; it's all too real. See more 02/03/2013 Small-scaled look at the price paid in the face of the increasing Islamist fundamentalism of Pakistan. Effectively intimate, the film works best in reveling in the small details of its place and time. Perhaps a little hard to parse for those more ignorant to 20th century Pakistani history, yet it provides lots of nuances for us to ponder: the son's discontent with the lack of economic choices in rural Pakistan, the mother's disillusionment with the sexism of both Islam and Sikhism, etc. See more 10/05/2012 Beautiful film that deals with the remnants of the issues of partition. Family secrets are unveiled when Sikh pilgrams arrive in Pakistan and the eldest son goes fundamentalist. Saddening. See more 02/22/2012 What a well made movie. The story is as close to reality as it gets. Makes you angry, cry & think. Is hatred necessary? Can we ever learn to live with each other without feeling threatened? The gradual transformation of the free village into a conservative one by a bunch of holligans is very smartly shown. The village characters and their interesting conversations reflecting the views of the locals, the Sikh visitors and their connection to the village, the pathetically lost Salim and his friends whom I felt only pity for and the tragic story of partition shown via his mother Ayesha's character ... all these play upon so many different levels that it makes this movie a great one. Must watch. See more Read all reviews

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