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Mammo

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  • "NFDC presents Mammo"
  • "MammÅ«"

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  • "Mammo is a nickname given to Mehmooda Begum by her sisters. She marries a man from Lahore. After partition, she and her husband automatically become Pakistan citizens. Although childless, her marriage is a happy one until her husband's death. Over property matters, mammo is thrown out of the house by her relatives. She comes to india to stay with her only kin, her two sisters. Unable to extend her visa she has to go back - political priorities defeat humanitarian ones!."
  • ""Mammo is a nickname given to Mehmooda Begum by her sisters. She marries a man from Lahore. After Partition, she and her husband automatically become Pakistan citizens. Although childless, her marriage is a happy one until her husband's death. Over property matters, Mammo is thrown out of the house by her relatives. She comes to India to stay with her only kin, her two sisters. Unable to extend her visa, she has to go back - political priorities defeat humanitarian ones!"--Container."
  • "Mammo is a middle-aged woman from Pakistan who goes to India to visit her sister. Her sister is aged and lives with her grandson. The film deals with the relationships that develop between the two sisters and between Mammo and the adolescent boy, while also examining the issues regarding the tension between Pakistan and India."
  • "13-year-old Rizal feels like the odd one out among his small group of friends at his English-speaking school -- he has no parents and far less money than his wealthy friends. He lives harmoniously with his grandmother, who had gone through much hardship to raise him. One day, Rizal's grandaunt, Mammo, comes to live with them, disrupting the domestic peace in the household. The relationship between the two sisters is a tumultuous one, much like the relationship between India and Pakistan, which had both been part of the British India. Meanwhile, Rizal resents Mammo's presence as she pokes her nose into his affairs but slowly bonds with her over their mutual love for literature. Over time, Rizal learns of the hardships of Mammo's life -- from her migration to Pakistan with her husband after the partition of India, to the abuse she had suffered at the hands of her in-laws following her husband's death. With no relatives in Pakistan, Mammo hopes to live permanently with her sister in Bombay, but without citizenship, visa issues prove to be a terrible hurdle. In a cruel twist of events, Mammo is forcibly thrown out of India and Rizal is left to wonder what has become of her. Awards/Festivals: Best feature Film in Hindi, National Awards; Best Supporting Actress, National Awards; Filmfare Critics Award for the Best Supporting Actor & Actress; International Film Festival of India; Jerusalem Film Festival; Brisbane Film Festival; Birmingham Film Festival; Cairo Film Festival; Australian Film Festival, Canberra; Festival of Contemporary Indian Cinema, Seychelles."
  • "The story of a happily married Muslim woman in Pakistan whose world changes after her husband dies unexpectedly. She is evicted from her home by her in-laws and left with nothing but the possibility of returning to Bombay to be with her sister. Desperate to avoid deportation, she does everything in her power, legal or not, to remain in the country. The story, told through the eyes of Mammo's orphaned nephew, illustrates the struggle which faces not only Muslim refugees in Bombay, but all people trapped by borders not of their own making."
  • "The story of a happily married Muslim woman in Pakistan whose world changes after her husband dies unexpectedly. She is evicted from her home by her in-laws and left with nothing but the possibility of returning to Bombay to be with her family. Mammo, now a refugee, arrives unannounced in Bombay to stay with her sister. Desperate to avoid deportation, she does everything in her power, legal or not, to remain in the country. The story, told through the eyes of Mammo's orphaned nephew, illustrates the struggle which faces not only Muslim refugees in Bombay, but all people trapped by borders not of their own making."

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  • "Feature films"
  • "Fiction films"
  • "Drama"
  • "History"

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