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Synopsis: A chance encounter between a teen pickpocket and one of his victims changes his plans to escape his dreary life.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Tariq Tapa
Production: The Film Desk
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
NOT RATED
Year:
2008
96 min
$8,247
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- l had been studying physics.

l see.

When your passport was stolen, why

didn't you file a police complaint?

l told you l already

went through all that.

- What did you say your name was?

- Bani Sheikh.

- Age?

- Twenty- eight.

Twenty- eight.

- What is your home address?

- l live in Raj Bagh District.

Okay look, l'll give you this form

so you can re- apply...

...to get a new passport. Okay?

- Fine.

You need to fill out this form...

and then...

...two other witnesses must sign, plus

your parents' authorization.

Can l avoid that last part?

l'm sorry...

there is no other way out.

Fine then...just give me the form.

You expect me to release him, no?

We see a lot of bad apples.

l interview every one myself.

You're telling me

he's a good kid at heart.

ln my experience a punk can

turn himself around.

But keep your eye on him. l am

releasing him on my name. Clear?

All right then...

You are free to go now.

Want to hear the news?

Yesterday in Pakistan, the national

cricket team coach was murdered.

So, it's saying that in Pakistan

the cricket coach is dead.

Terrorist Attack

in Red Square District...

...Two were injured, three killed.

Says there was a terror attack near Red

Square. Two hurt, three dead.

- So where you been the last month?

- Doing time.

- What for?

- l met some prowler...

...and he showed me stuff, but we

got pinched.

- Get the hell out of here!

- l swear.

Me and this punk lifted stuff...

...but l did the heavy lifting while

he tried to rip me off...

...so l b*tch slapped him,

but some cop saw me...

...took us to the can and

they saw the hot items in my bag.

- So did you learn how to pull?

- Of course.

- Wait, who pulled...you or him?

- Me.

- So you got fast hands now?

- Yup.

- Bullshit!

- Get up and l'll show you.

Show us your stuff, b*tch.

You won't believe how fast l am.

Man, this guy is so full of it!

Wait, where's my wallet?

- Whoa! This guy is a future Don!

- l didn't even feel him take it!

- Teach us to lift, too!

- Sure, l'm a pro now.

Dilawar...so does this mean you're back

in the homework business again?

- l charge thirty rupees each.

- Come on!...Make it twenty!

- Okay fine...give it to me.

- We're always getting hassled for it.

Everybody!

Homework out for him.

lt's great to have you back again.

How many, Fahad?

l got five pages.

- Put me down:
Towfeeq...three pages.

- Write:
Bilal.

l'll pay next week.

Wait, who just gave me fifty?

- Me...the ten was his.

- How can we trust this prick?

l know! He's a tough guy now!

So did your friend

get out of jail too?

No, he's still in there.

So how did you get free so quickly?

- My uncle sprang me.

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