In Flames
In Flames
Patriarchy is the monster in Zarrar Khan’s Pakistani-Canadian coproduction.
Mariam lives with her brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him. Distraught, Mariam finds solace in a secret romance, but as the relationship takes a turn, she becomes consumed by nightmares. Caught between a coercive uncle, a murky legal system and nightmares that are becoming reality, mother and daughter try to overcome the forces that threaten to engulf them.
Programmer's note:
In this powerfully allegorical film, the supernatural is employed sparingly, but with great effect. This allows the narrative to take on a fairy tale-like quality, to expand its scope beyond its protagonists, to encompass the experience of the many mothers and daughters having to resist forces so oppressive as to be deemed outright monstrous. A satisfying genre hybrid that keeps you on your toes as it shifts from social realism to horror with ease, In Flames signals Khan - who was previously credited as Hamza Bangash – as one to watch as his career takes a turn towards genre filmmaking.
—Ariel Esteban Cayer
Australian Premiere
Mariam lives with her brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him. Distraught, Mariam finds solace in a secret romance, but as the relationship takes a turn, she becomes consumed by nightmares. Caught between a coercive uncle, a murky legal system and nightmares that are becoming reality, mother and daughter try to overcome the forces that threaten to engulf them.
Programmer's note:
In this powerfully allegorical film, the supernatural is employed sparingly, but with great effect. This allows the narrative to take on a fairy tale-like quality, to expand its scope beyond its protagonists, to encompass the experience of the many mothers and daughters having to resist forces so oppressive as to be deemed outright monstrous. A satisfying genre hybrid that keeps you on your toes as it shifts from social realism to horror with ease, In Flames signals Khan - who was previously credited as Hamza Bangash – as one to watch as his career takes a turn towards genre filmmaking.
—Ariel Esteban Cayer
Australian Premiere
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TUE, OCT 17, 2023
3:30 PM - 5:20 PM
3:30 PM - 5:20 PM
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In Flames
TUE, OCT 17, 3:30 PM
Screen Festival
Patriarchy is the monster in Zarrar Khan’s Pakistani-Canadian coproduction.
Mariam lives with her brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him. Distraught, Mariam finds solace in a secret romance, but as the relationship takes a turn, she becomes consumed by nightmares. Caught between a coercive uncle, a murky legal system and nightmares that are becoming reality, mother and daughter try to overcome the forces that threaten to engulf them.
Programmer's note:
In this powerfully allegorical film, the supernatural is employed sparingly, but with great effect. This allows the narrative to take on a fairy tale-like quality, to expand its scope beyond its protagonists, to encompass the experience of the many mothers and daughters having to resist forces so oppressive as to be deemed outright monstrous. A satisfying genre hybrid that keeps you on your toes as it shifts from social realism to horror with ease, In Flames signals Khan - who was previously credited as Hamza Bangash – as one to watch as his career takes a turn towards genre filmmaking.
—Ariel Esteban Cayer
Australian Premiere
In Flames
WED, OCT 18, 9:15 PM
Screen Festival
Patriarchy is the monster in Zarrar Khan’s Pakistani-Canadian coproduction.
Mariam lives with her brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him. Distraught, Mariam finds solace in a secret romance, but as the relationship takes a turn, she becomes consumed by nightmares. Caught between a coercive uncle, a murky legal system and nightmares that are becoming reality, mother and daughter try to overcome the forces that threaten to engulf them.
Programmer's note:
In this powerfully allegorical film, the supernatural is employed sparingly, but with great effect. This allows the narrative to take on a fairy tale-like quality, to expand its scope beyond its protagonists, to encompass the experience of the many mothers and daughters having to resist forces so oppressive as to be deemed outright monstrous. A satisfying genre hybrid that keeps you on your toes as it shifts from social realism to horror with ease, In Flames signals Khan - who was previously credited as Hamza Bangash – as one to watch as his career takes a turn towards genre filmmaking.
—Ariel Esteban Cayer
Australian Premiere
