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Pakistani short film Noor has made waves by being selected for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival which is another feather in the cap of actor Sarwat Gilani.
The film, tells a story of a girl with visual aberrations and her family’s reluctance to understand her situation, won in the Best Health Film category.
This marks the second time a Pakistani film has been selected for Cannes after Saim Sadiq’s Joyland.
Produced by See Prime and directed by Umer Adil, the film stars Sarwat Gilani, Omair Rana, Mizna Waqas, Tanisha Shameem and Tasneem Ansari.
This is also Sarwat Gilani’s second successful film at Cannes.
The short film’s story touches on an important issue and raises awareness of the struggles faced by individuals with vision problems, particularly in the face of family members who may be unwilling to acknowledge the issue.
