A 'Sufi adaptation' of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure 'Some Rise by Sin and some by Virtue fall' is released today.
'Rahm' features Sajid Hasan (Governor), Sunil Shanker (Deputy) and rising star Sanam Saaed (Sameena).
The British/Pakistani production from Director Ahmed Jamal and Writer/Producer Mahmood Jamal, Rahm is part of the emergence of cinema from Pakistan.
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A kindly Governor goes into hiding after appointing a younger, puritanical Deputy in his place who is convinced that Lahore needs harsher punishments and strict implementation of laws.
Fear begins to grip the city as a young man is condemned to death after getting his fiancé pregnant on the accusations of her parents.
Sameena, his sister, begs the Deputy for mercy. He refuses at first but can’t resist her beauty and offers her a deal that requires Sameena to dishonour herself in exchange for commuting the death sentence on her brother.
Sameena has to outwit him, and, with the help of the disguised ex-Governor they attempt to turn the tables in a gripping climax.
The film premiered at the 19th London Asian Film Festival on Tues 14 March.
From Fri 17th March: Cineworld Feltham Cineworld Ilford Cineworld Wood Green Cineworld Wembley Cineworld Glasgow Silverburn.
From Fri 24th March: Odeon Manchester Printworks Odeon Manchester Trafford Centre Odeon Leicester Odeon Leeds-Bradford.
From Fri 31st March: Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford.
From Fri 14th April: Ipswich Film Theatre.
Tues 18th April: MAC Birmingham.
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