| Waar (The Strike) |
| Year |
Language |
Running Time |
Rating |
| 2013 |
Urdu / English |
130 minutes |
Festival Rating |
| 6pm, Saturday 3 May, HOYTS Melbourne Central |
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| Director |
Bilal Lashari |
| Cast |
Shaan, Hamza Abbasi, Shamoon Abbasi |
| Synopsis |
Inspired by the Taliban’s 2009 attack on a Lahore police training centre, Waar features Pakistan’s biggest star, Shaan Shahid, as a retired security officer returning home to save the country from a major terrorist attack. Wresting the narrative of the war on terror away from India, and focusing on the effects of the struggles on the lives of Pakistan’s security officers, the film’s big budget action and unabashed patriotism struck a nerve that saw it crush all box-office records. |
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From the Premier and Minister
Festival Director
FESTIVAL AMBASSADOR
