Moor (film)

Moor
Theatrical release poster
مور
Directed byJami
Written byJami
Produced byNazira Ali
Nadeem Mandviwalla
Jami
Starring
CinematographyFarhan Hafeez
Edited byRizwan AQ
Sourath Behan
Music byStrings
Production
companies
Azad Film Company
Mandviwalla Entertainment
Distributed byGeo Films
Release date
  • 14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagesUrdu
Pashto
BudgetRs. 5 crore (US$170,000)[1]
Box officeRs. 1.85 crore (US$64,000)

Moor (Pashto: مور, Urdu: ماں, meaning Mother) is a 2015 Pakistani drama film written and directed by Jami and co-produced by Nazira Ali, Nadeem Mandviwalla and Jami under the production banner of Azad Film Company and Mandviwalla Entertainment. The film stars Hameed Sheikh[2] in lead along with Samiya Mumtaz, Shaz Khan, Nayyar Ejaz, Ayaz Samoo and Abdul Qadir in lead roles. The film's title, Moor, is a Pashto word meaning "Mother". Moor was previously named as Morqaye (maan sahiba).[3][4][5][6] Film's story depicts the railway system of Balochistan, especially the closure of Zhob valley railways in 1984. Besides that the movie shows how families are run by the women. According to the director of the movie, the film depicts living through the problems faced by Pakistan.[7]

The film was released nationwide by Mandviwalla Entertainment on 14 August 2015 (Pakistan Independence Day).[8] It was selected to premiere at 20th Busan International Film Festival.[9] The film was selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference moorbudget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rafay Mahmood. "Hameed Sheikh — when mountains speak, wise men listen". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Moor (Upcoming movie) Trailer - Pakistani Cinema". 16 October 2013.
  4. ^ Marium Ashfaq (8 September 2013). "Movie Preview: Moor by Jami Noor". brandsynario. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Have you seen? First Look of Jami's Moor goes Live!". The Express Tribune. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ^ Ayesha Hoda (12 September 2013). "The techie film-maker". Dawn. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. ^ Rafay Mahmood (2 November 2013). "Jami's Moor highlights lost livelihood in Balochistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. ^ Mohammad Nasir. "Gift of Independence Day: Much-awaited movie". The News. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Moor heads to Busan International Film Festival". The News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Oscars: Pakistan Enters 'Moor' in Foreign-Language Film Race". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Moor' is Pakistan's Oscar Foreign Language Film entry". Gulf News. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Oscars: Pakistan Enters 'Moor' in Foreign-Language Film Race". Variety. Retrieved 9 September 2015.