Movies by Samiya Mumtaz

Gunjal (Entangled)

Gunjal (Entangled)

When the killer of an adolescent labor activist is acquitted, journalist Shahbaz Bhatti sees glaring loopholes in the verdict, and begins a quest for justice. But each lead he follows contradicts the one before, and the twisted story reveals the ugly truth of child labor in 1990s Pakistan.

Circus of Life

Circus of Life

A devout Muslim who writes, composes, and even records hymns praising the Prophet, Muhammad Rahat Khawaja is a respected elderly man who works in real estate and takes care of his bedridden wife. One day, he attends the wedding of a friend's son, where he inadvertently shows off a dance in front of his friends and family. His dance gets recorded and then uploaded to all social media platforms, which then also gets broadcasted on television. And chaos begins to ensue in his quiet life. Other than his wife, no one else in the world understands...

Dukhtar

Dukhtar

In the mountains of Pakistan, a mother and her ten-year-old daughter flee their home on the eve of the girl's marriage to a tribal leader. A deadly hunt for them begins.

A Coup

A Coup

When a young girl comes out to her biased psychiatrist in 1983, he calls her parents for an intervention to cure her.

Mother

Mother

After the death of the family's matriarch, her husband and son must confront not only the corruption in society around them but the corruption within themselves.

Neelofar

Neelofar

A love story between a writer and a blind woman.