A dramatic depiction of the life of Hussain, with allegorical references to the history of the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. It is prophesied that Young Hussain will one day lead the impoverished masses to a better life. It is his brother, Hasan, however who gains in prominence and when the government is overthrown in a military coup, he tries to adapt. Hussain in the meanwhile gets married and leads a small band of rebels in an attempt to fight the military dictatorship.
Jamil Dehlavi
Director, Writer
Raficq Abdulla
Writer
Salmaan Peerzada
Hussain Murtaza / Selim
Kika Markham
Katherine
Durriya Kazi
Hussain's Wife
Kabuli Baba
Fakir
Mirza Ghazanfar Begg
General
Jamil Dehlavi
Zahid
Abdul Karim Baloch
Akbar (as Saqi)
Mubila
Prostitute
Samina Peerzada
General's Daughter
Skin64%
Reading Lolita in Tehran73%
La joven69%
In the Family67%
Babylon69%
What Maisie Knew71%
Cesar Chavez62%
Farming62%
A Crooked Somebody63%
I Am Elizabeth Smart68%
Brotherly Love70%
Cardboard Boxer63%
167%
Girl in the Box67%
Fast Girls60%
Salomé62%
TalhotBlond63%
Herself67%
The Browning Version64%
El Greco59%
