This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Acting heavyweight Irrfan Khan (The Lunchbox, Life of Pi) is Umber Singh, a ghost of a man in this Supernatural Folktale about fathers and sons, cultural expectations and identity set against the bloodiest period in Indian/Pakistani history, the Partition.
Suffering lasting effects from the violent trauma of The Partition and determined to fight his fate, Umber decides to raise his newborn daughter as his son and heir (Tillotama Shome, Alice in Monsoon Wedding), with tragic consequences for the entire family.
QISSA won the 2013 NETPAC Award at TIFF for Best Asian Feature and has gone on to win awards around the world, including Audience Choice Award at Rotterdam International Film Festival where it was the opening night gala.
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