| My Pure Land | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sarmad Masud |
| Written by | Sarmad Masud |
| Produced by | Bill Kenwright |
| Starring | Suhaee Abro Salman Ahmed Khan Razia Malik Tayyab Ifzal Eman Fatima |
| Cinematography | Haider Zafar |
| Edited by | Olly Stothert |
| Music by | Tristan Cassel-Delavois |
| Distributed by | Bill Kenwright Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Urdu |
| Box office | $17,157[1][2] |
My Pure Land is a 2017 Urdu-language British drama film directed by British Pakistani filmmaker Sarmad Masud.[3] It was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4] It was the first time the United Kingdom had submitted an Urdu-language film.[5]
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- ^ "My Pure Land". The Numbers. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Carter, Ashley (14 September 2017). "Could This Nottingham Filmmaker Win An Oscar?". Left Lion. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Pond, Steve (14 December 2017). "Oscars Foreign Language Shortlist Includes 'The Square,' 'A Fantastic Woman'". The Wrap. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (14 September 2017). "Oscars: U.K. Selects 'My Pure Land' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
The U.K. has picked My Pure Land, an Urdu-language feature from first-time director Sarmad Masud, as its submission for consideration for the 2018 Oscars in the foreign-language film category. This marks the first time Britain has submitted an Urdu-language title to be its Oscar hopeful.