Dir. Shoaib Mansoor, 2007
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Thu 3 July 2008 // 19:30
/ Cinema
This film is about the difficult situation in which Pakistanis in
particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There
is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims.
This situation is creating a drift not only between the western world
and the Muslims but also within the Muslim community. The educated and
modern Muslims are in a difficult situation because of their approach
towards life and their western attire. They are criticized and harassed
by the fundamentalists on the other hand the western world sees them as
potential suspects of terrorism just because of their Muslim names.
This
paradox is resulting in great suffering for a forward looking Muslim.
This is the theme of the film 'Khuda Ke Liay' which in English means
"for god's sake!". Since it is meant for the South Asian market, the
title was misinterpreted from its original name which was written in
the Urdu script.
The interesting thing about this film is how it
connects the happenings in three continents, unlike the usual Indian
and Pakistani films based on romantic sagas, dances and songs, this
film is based on some very serious issues, raising controversial
questions engaging Muslim minds these days.
(taken from the film's website: www.inthenameofgod.com
Price: £4/3 Concessions