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PRISONER SINCE BORN
This 10-year-old girl in middle has been a prisoner in Amritsar since birth for no fault of hers and now going to a country she has never been to.
Her tragic story started in 2006 when two women Fatima bibi and Mumtaz were caught at village Attari station peddling drugs across the international border while on a journey from Pakistan to Uttar Pradesh. The duo was booked under Narcotics And Psychotropic Substance act and slapped with 10-year imprisonment and 2 lakh rupees fine each.
In 2006, then Pregnant Fatima gave birth to a girl, Hena behind the bars who has been there since then with her mother and aunt. The sentence ended in November 2016 but the duo was unable to pay penalty and so were their family from Pakistan.
But now a Batala based NGO “SARBAT DA BHALA” has come forward to support their release by paying a fine of rupees 4 Lakh.
The advocate from NGO Navjot Kaur Chhaba who appeared fo the two women said “We filed an appeal in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking permission for Fatima to talk to her family members in Pakistan. But her husband said he cannot afford to pay, and sought our help, after which we decided to pursue the case.”
By the way according to this article in Indian express from 2011 Fatima denied her felony and stated they were innocent and that the 400 gram smack that had been seized from their train compartment belonged to a fellow traveler, Rashid, whom they didn’t know. She said Rashid had even admitted the same in court, but still, Rashidan, Mumtaz and she were convicted under the strict Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
However, a battle still lies ahead of poor Hena as according to the international law being born in Indian territory she is now an Indian national and needs Indian passport and Pakistani visa to go back to Pakistan with her mother.
We just hope Hena makes it through the formalities and starts a new life with freedom.
Oscar Wilde: I know not whether Laws be right or whether Laws be wrong; all that we know who live in jail is that the wall is strong; and that each day is like a year, a year whose days are long.
My Favourite Movies
This is a list of my 10 favorite movies from around the world.
(1)4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days
This remarkable film is set in Communist Romania and tells the story of two friends, who try to arrange an illegal abortion with the help of an unscrupulous doctor. The girls find themselves trapped in a nightmare and try their best to help each other through the ordeal.
(2)Mommy
A mother is trying to raise her sometime-violent teenage son with the help of her anomalous neighbor. This movie perhaps shows the most complicated Mother-son relationship after Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Gertrude.
The cinematography, the music, dream sequence everything about this film is just impeccable.
(3)Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring
Directed by Kim Ki Duk who is best known for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic work is considered one of the best ever contemporary filmmaker in the world.
“A young boy lives in a floating temple on a lake together with an elderly master who teaches him the ways of the Buddha. He runs off to the city, but returns as the lifestyle there does not suit him”.
The subject, theme and characters of this movie are open for many interpretations.
(4)In the Mood for Love
This is probably the best film to come out of china(Hong Kong).
Director uses poignant slow-motion sequences, soothing music, great costumes that actually sets the mood for love without saying much with dialogues.
(5)Oldboy
This is a wittiest, stunning and the most incredible vengeance movie ever and actually much more than that. The theme and inspiration lie deep into the prophecy of Greek mythological character Oedipus.
(6)The Shawshank Redemption
This movie is about a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murder of his wife and her lover, despite his claims of innocence.
This movie shows his journey in prison as an unconventional inmate with a denouement that is simply stunning.
(7)The Brotherhood of War
This war film concerns two brothers who are forced to fight a war in South Korea aginst Communist North Korea. This film will haunt you for days.
This film is extremely violent, eminently disturbing and exceptionally stunning. This film will haunt you for days.
(8)Requiem for a Dream
This incredible film concerns four characters and their different form of drug addiction.
This is a movie which is hard to watch and even harder to forget with a denouement that is extremely haunting.
(9)Wild Tales
Wild tales is a breathtaking black comedy anthology film composed of six standalone shorts consolidated with a common theme of vengeance and violence.
This is the wittiest, craziest and wildest movie you will ever see.
(10)`Babel
The multi-narrative drama portrays multiple stories taking place in Morocco, Japan, Mexico and the U.S.
This movie has no heroes and villains just the people who fall prey to situations and circumstances.
Film critic Roger Ebert included Babel in his The Great Movies list, stating that the film “finds Inarritu in full command of his technique: The writing and editing move between the stories with full logical and emotional clarity, and the film builds to a stunning impact.
10 World’s Greatest Films
When most of the Hollywood is busy in making superhero shit and Bollywood remaking same old bullshit It is high time we look beyond these two industries and explore world cinema too.
So here is a list of best of cinema from around the world with one great movie from one country.
(1)A Separation (Iran)
This intriguing and stunning drama is perhaps the most important Iranian film which caught world attention. It is rather a character study than a movie about a fractured relationship between a couple and people caught between religion, class, faith, and morality giving you a peek into Iranian social structure.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
(2)Wild Tales (Argentina)
Wild tales is a breathtaking black comedy anthology film composed of six standalone shorts consolidated with a common theme of vengeance and violence.
Watch this one to know how wild situations can be, trust me you won’t believe what your eyes will see.
(3)Mommy (Canada)
This drama concerns a mother with a sometimes-violent teenage son, struggling to control his behavior. Perhaps this shows the most complicated mother-son relationship after Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Gertrude.
Be prepared for an emotional breakdown.
(4)Amores Perros (Mexico)
This unbelievably outstanding film is an anthology film, containing three distinct stories which are connected by a car accident in Mexico City.
(5) Babel (International production)
The multi-narrative drama portrays multiple stories taking place in Morocco, Japan, Mexico and the U.S. The movie is depressing, stunning and disturbing at times. It also stars Brad Pitt and kate Blanchett.
(6) Mustang (Turkey – international)
This film is set in a remote Turkish village and depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society.
This movie shows how often women are deprived of their basic rights.
(7) Brotherhood of War (South Korea)
If you could ever look beyond war films made by Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s list), you will see how incredible this South Korean war film is.
This war film concerns two brothers who are forced to fight a war in South Korea aginst Communist North Korea. This film will haunt you for days.
(8) Atonement (Britain)
You’ve probably seen this one already, if not please do. This film contains one of the most epic scenes of cinema ever. Specially for those who are a sucker for romance.
“When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a friend, in jealousy she does something that will change the course of all their lives forever.”
(9)City of God (Brazil)
This is a stunning hood film related to the war on drugs and loosely based on real events. It depicts the growth of organized crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro.
(10) Wadjda (Saudi Arabia)
When India is suffering from censorship in cinema be it “lipstick under my burka” or “Haramkhor” concerning women sexuality. It will seem unlikely but Saudi Arabian directors are successfully dealing with such issues.It also won numerous awards at film festivals around the world.
Watch this movie to get a peek inside Muslims countries and how often women suffer to ensure their rights and fight social prosecution.
Walt Disney Quote: Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
6 Korean vengeance flicks that will send chills down your spine
For most of the South Korean film makers, the ‘revenge theme’ has become their forte and they indeed are the masters of such vindictive form of filmmaking.
(1)Oldboy
“The protagonist of the movie abducted remains in a cell for the next 15 years and then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his captor with a denouement that is simply stunning.”
This 2003 Korean movie directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Choi Min-sik is one of the best revenge saga ever made.
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(2)A bittersweet life
“A gangster (Lee Byung-Hun) starts a violent feud after he refuses to kill his boss’s cheating girlfriend”.
Lee Byung-hun was praised for his acting with a critic from Cinema Eye saying that he “brings sheer excitement in his performance” and is “an angel dressed in vengeance.”
3)I Saw the Devil
“Tale of a secret service agent going up against a brutal serial killer. Their cat-and-mouse battle of wills will leave you numb, while Oldboy star Choi Min-sik’s feral intensity as a psychopath make it two-and-a-half hours of relentless nastiness hard to watch and even harder to forget”.
4) Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a 2002 South Korean thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook which follows the character Ryu trying to earn enough money for his sister’s kidney transplant and the path of vengeance that follows. It is the first part of The Vengeance Trilogy and is followed by Oldboy and Lady Vengeance.
5)Bedevilled
Perhaps this is a movie which you will never ever forget. The film premiered as an official selection of International Critics’ Week at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
At the center are two women who used to know each other as children, but have since drifted apart in drastically different directions. One is a heinous excuse of a human being and the other is an abused shell of a person, shattered but desperately holding onto life and fighting for any chance she can take.
6)Pietà
Directed by Kim Ki duk who is best known for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic work is considered one of the best ever contemporary filmmaker in the world.
“A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother”.
“I’m going to get even, I swear I will. Mark my words, I’m a pregnant cranky woman with insomnia. I have time to plot my revenge”.
—Kim Gruenenfelder
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