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Present-day. Karachi. When the ageing patriarch of the Jamali family is taken ill, his eldest daughter and sole caregiver, Zareen, is forced to reconnect with her sister, Zara, on her return from London. Burdened with guilt and resentments, the sisters must confront old secrets and realize that sometimes the only way for a family to move on, is by finding a way back. At its core, "Cake" is a film about the passage of time seen through the eyes of one family and offers a heartfelt look at the realities of life, of past and present, of choices and consequences. The film stars leading Pakistani actors, Sanam Saeed, Aamina Sheikh and Adnan Malik IN pivotal roles and is the debut feature for writer / director Asim Abbasi. It is produced by Indus Talkies and ZAB Films, with renowned UK businessman Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari on board as the Execu
Rating
NR
Director
Asim Abbasi
Studio
B4U US Inc
- Loved every bit of it. Not for commercial movie goers but those who want to leave the cinema thinking about their priorities in life, when it come to their parents and family.Reply
- Visually lush and witty, Cake shows that Pakistani cinema is growing up. This isn't a perfect film, by any means, but it's a really good one. The setting is vivid and lived in, clearly a place where ghosts lurk but also people live. The casting is excellent. A quiet turn by the actor who plays Romeo is my favorite, but everyone involved has a solid turn. Sanam Saeed and Aamina Sheikh in particular do incredibly well portraying the nuanced and complicated love of siblings but with a rich undercurrent of love. Definitely worth watching if you enjoy rich family dramas.Reply
- Pakistani cinema has long struggled to match its Indian cousin's commercial reach, but this impressive debut from Asim Abbasi feels like a sound bet, and even quietly revolutionary in places.Reply