Silent Waters
“The Water Stirs”
Ayesha is a widow with a secret past, living with her beloved son Saleem in a small town in Pakistan close to the Indian border. When the fires of Islamic nationalism invade their tranquil lives, Saleem and a few of the town's other young men are soon gripped by a religious fervour, and they attempt to bring radical Islamic law to their friends and neighbours. After a group of Sikh pilgrims arrive in town, tensions reach boiling point as Ayesha's haunted past comes rushing back.
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Cast
40 people
Kirron Kher
Ayesha / Verro
Known for
Om Shanti Om
Veer-Zaara
Aamir Ali Malik
Saleem
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Arshad Mahmood
Mahboob
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Arsad Mahmud
Mehboob - Nai
Salman Shahid
Amin
Known for
Ishqiya
Shilpa Shukla
Zubeida
Known for
Chak De! India
Sarfaraz Ansari
Rashid
Also in
Bol
Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
Shanno
Ejaz Baig
Bhatti
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Tasleem Bibi
Allabi
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Abid Ali
Choudhary
Also in
Moorat
Diyar-e-Dil
Shazim Ashraf
Zubair
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Sabiha Sumar Director · Paromita Vohra Writer Arshad Mahmood Composer
United States release October 8, 2004 · Produced in France, Germany, Pakistan · Languages Punjabi, Urdu
Production
Vidhi Films
Production
Unlimited
Production
ARTE
Production
France · Germany · Pakistan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
خاموش پانی
Original language
Urdu
Spoken on screen
Punjabi · Urdu
Release dates
Switzerland · August 15, 2003
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
France · February 25, 2004
Theatrical
United States · October 8, 2004
France
November 29, 2003 · Premiere · Nantes Festival of 3 Continents
January 9, 2007 · TV · ARTE
Germany
January 9, 2007 · TV · ARTE
India
December 17, 2003 · Premiere · Kerela International Film Festival
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Pakistan
October 8, 2004 · Theatrical
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