The General Goes Home
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In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the family of filmmaker Mohammed Naqvi belonged to a Muslim minority that suffered discrimination and persecution. Corrupt or incompetent presidents of the republic consistently failed to protect them. But then in 1999, the secular general Pervez Musharraf seized power, and went on to rule as a dictator for eight years. It was a period in which, for the first time in his life, Naqvi felt safe in his own country. With the support of the West, Musharraf endeavored to prevent post-9/11 Pakistan from becoming a "terrorist state." When Naqvi came to vote in a democratic election for the first time, he faced a dilemma: should he vote for a corrupt politician, a religious fanatic who supported the Taliban, or for a general who came to power undemocratically in 1999?
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Pervez Musharraf
Self
Hina Ali
Mohammed Naqvi
Self - Narrator
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Mohammed Naqvi Director · Hemal Trivedi Editor Chris McCue Editor
United States release November 12, 2017 · Produced in United States, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom · Languages English, Urdu
Production
United States · Pakistan · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Insha'Allah Democracy
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Urdu
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 13, 2017
Theatrical
United States · November 12, 2017
Theatrical
United States
July 16, 2018 · TV
France
January 25, 2018 · Theatrical
March 13, 2019 · TV
Germany
March 12, 2019 · TV
Netherlands
November 15, 2017 · Theatrical
New Zealand
May 13, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
November 12, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 9, 2018 · Theatrical
March 23, 2018 · Theatrical
July 23, 2018 · TV
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