Dukhtar (2014)

Written & Directed by: Afia Serena Nathaniel Produced by: Afia Serena Nathaniel, Muhammad Khalid Ali, Cordelia Stephens, Carsten Aanonsen, Shrihari Sathe, Thea Kerman, Noman Waheed. Featuring: Samiya Mumtaz, Mohib Mirza, Saleha Aref, Ajab Gul, Asif Khan, Adnan Shah Tipu, Abdullah Jaan, Samina Ahmed, Omair Rana, Zeeshan Shafa SYNOPSIS: In the mountains of Pakistan, a young mother’s life takes an unexpected turn. Allah Rakhi (Samiya Mumtaz) kidnaps her ten-year-old daughter Zainab (Saleha Aref) to save her from a child marriage to a tribal leader. Their escape is a damning loss of honour for the two families. A deadly hunt begins for them. Desperate for help, Allah Rakhi strikes an unlikely deal with Sohail (Mohib Mirza) a cynical ex-Mujahid truck driver to take them to the city of Lahore. What follows is an epic journey through the sweeping landscape of Pakistan where the search for freedom and love comes with a price.