Zibahkhana

Zibahkhana: Hell's Ground
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOmar Ali Khan
Written by
Produced by
  • Omar Ali Khan
  • Andrew Starke
  • Pete Tombs
Starring
CinematographyNajaf Bilgrami
Edited byAndrew Starke
Music byStephen Thrower
Distributed byMondo Macabro
Release date
  • 30 March 2007 (2007-03-30)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguagesUrdu
English

Zibah khana (Urdu:ذبح خانہ; lit. 'Slaughterhouse', also known as Hell's Ground, is a 2007 Pakistani Urdu- and English-language slasher film directed and co-produced by Omar Khan, who also co-wrote the film alongside co-producer Pete Tombs.[1]

Shot over the course of 30 days,[2] Zibahkhana premiered at the NatFilm Festival in Denmark and has been screened at festivals including Toronto, New York City, London, Neuchatel, Stockholm, Cape Town, Austin, Philadelphia, Cambridge, Puerto Rico, Sitges, Valencia, Oslo and Helsinki.[3] The film passed censors in Pakistan (with nine seconds cut) and became the first HDV and non-35 mm feature film released in Pakistani cinema history.

  1. ^ Dendle, Peter (2022). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, Volume 2: 2000–2010. McFarland & Company. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7864-6163-9.
  2. ^ "Zombies invade Pakistan". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  3. ^ Sandhu, Sukhdev (11 August 2007). "Zibahkhana: Beware zombies wearing saris". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2012.