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Cake

Original title: Cake
Year: 2018
Running time: 125 min.
Country: Pakistan
Director: Asim Abbasi
Screenwriter: Asim Abbasi
Cast: Sanam Saeed, Aamina Sheikh, Beo Raana Zafar, Faris Khalid, Adnan Malik
Music: Saif Samejo
Cinematography: Mo Azmi
Producer: Co-production Pakistan-United Kingdom;
Indus Talkies, ZAB Films
Genre: Drama. Romance. Mystery
Synopsis: When the ageing patriarch of the Jamali family is taken ill, his eldest daughter and sole caregiver, Zareen, is forced to reconnect with her sister, Zara, on her return from London. Burdened with guilt and resentments, the sisters must confront old secrets and realize that sometimes the only way for a family to move on, is by finding a way back.

Critics' reviews

"[An] impressive debut (...) Revolutionary at places (...) Uncommonly alert to small, telling details (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Mike McCahill: The Guardian

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Cake

2018

Asim Abbasi