Valley of Saints
Year | 2012 |
Starring | Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Mohammed Afzal Sofi, Neelofar Hamid |
Director(s) | Musa Syeed |
Runtime | 82 min |
War and poverty force Gulzar, a young tourist boatman, to run away from Kashmir with his best friend. But a military crackdown derails their escape, and they become trapped in Gulzar’s lake village. Waiting for conditions to change they discover a mysterious woman, braving the curfew to research the dying lake. As Gulzar falls for her, rivalry and jealousy threaten his boyhood friendship and their plans of escape. Gulzar must choose between a new life and a new love.
The first film set in the endangered lake communities of Kashmir, Valley of Saints blends fiction and documentary to bring audiences inside this unique world. Beautifully filmed and acted, the film will change people’s perspectives on a part of the world they rarely consider.
This film contains some mild language, mature themes and brief violent content.