Josh (Against The Grain)
Year Language Running Time Rating
2012 Pakistan Urdu (with English subtitles) 104 minutes Festival Rating 18+
       
Melbourne Central: Saturday, May 11 at 6.00 pm

Director Iram Parveen Bilal
Cast Aamina Sheikh, Khalid Malik, Mohib Mirza, Adnan Shah Tipu, Kaiser Khan Nizamani, Nyla Jafri, Parveen Akber, Salim Mairaj and more
Synopsis A privileged schoolteacher, Fatima, living the cosmopolitan high life in Karachi, is devastated when her nanny, Nusrat, inexplicably disappears. Though her friends and family beg her not to disturb the status quo, she travels to Nusrat’s feudal village to investigate but cultures soon clash over issues of class separation, feudalism, poverty, individual empowerment, and women’s rights. Catch this intriguing drama for an insight into the issues facing today’s youth in Pakistan in dealing with feudalism.
 
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