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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 85/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 7,025 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Widely considered to be the crown jewel of Kashmir, Dal Lake is a sprawling aquatic community where erupting political violence often distracts from the natural beauty. Gulzar, a young, working-class boatman, plans to skip town with his best friend in search of a better life, but a weeklong military curfew derails their departure. Forced to wait it out, Gulzar takes a job assisting a pretty scientist named Asifa. As they navigate the floating landscape, collecting water samples for an environmental study, an unlikely relationship blossoms between the two. When Asifa’s research reveals harmful pollutants, Gulzar realizes that the ecology of the lake and an entire way of life face an alarming threat, and everything in his own life begins to take on a new hue.
Ratings
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Musa SyeedDirector
- Musa SyeedWriter
Cast
- Mohammed AfzalAfzal
- Gulzar Ahmed BhatGulzar
- Neelofar HamidAsifa
- Hajji Salam BhatUncle