Rahm
- Synopsis
- Feature film inspired by Measure for Measure and the action moving from Vienna to contemporary Lahore. The director addresses through the text of Shakespeare’s play issues relevant to contemporary Pakistani society. When a local governor retires from his role, he is succeeded by a ruthless man who abuses his power. He uses a bureaucratic anomaly to punish a married couple for pre-marital sex and imprisons the husband. The man’s sister beseeches him for clemency and is offered to chance to obtain her brother’s freedom by sleeping with the governor.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2016
- Duration
- 104 mins
- Availability
- No non-theatric distributor known (3/2017)
Credits
- Director
- Ahmed A. Jamal
- Producer
- Mahmood Jamal
- Screenplay
- Mahmood Jamal
- Music
- David C. Heath
- Production Design
- Jono Smith
- Art Direction
- Hassaan Ebhraheem
- Cast
Rohail Pirzada Marium Sajid Hasan Governor Fazal Khan Sanam Saeed Sameena
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Measure for Measure
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Reviewed by Nick Pinkerton in Sight & Sound, vol. 27, no. 4, April 2017 p. 89.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Rahm". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77628 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)