A review on Pakistani Drama Short Film, ‘Aliya’ (2017).
+ Crew
I. Directed, Edited & Written by Fahad Alvi.
II. Cinematography by Mariam Desai & Umer Taimuri.
III. Asst Directed & Sound Mixing by Salman Khan
+ Note
Aliya is based on ‘Down Syndrome’ (genetic disorder) patient who happens be the child of the film couple.
+ Full Cast
1) Farah Vohra as Aliya
2) Kulsoom Aftab Khan as Fatima
3) Farhan Alam as Aslam
4) Junaid Saleem as Inspector
5) Ishtiaq as Omer
+ Plot
The married couple life is disturbed mainly due to their genetic disorder daughter, Aliya.
+ High Points
i – Farhan Alam plays a confused, troubled parent over his daughter (down syndrome) has performed convincingly. Other Honorable Mentions: Kulsoom Aftab.
ii – The direction is good, makes the film interesting.
iii – How the story takes the film and the way it is executed is appreciated by the audience.
+ Low Points
i – Everything else technically is average.
ii – The problems a genetic disorder patient needs to face especially by the parents and how to cope up with, was not shown in detail.
+ Overall
Aliya is definitely a work of art, mise-en-scène, which should not be missed in a lifetime!
Rate: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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