The Glassworker
“A love that could not be broken.”
A young glassworker-in-training living with his pacifist father finds his apprenticeship upended by an impending war and the arrival of an army colonel to their seaside town.
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Cast
16 people
Mooroo
Vincent Oliver (voice)
Also in
Chalay Thay Saath
Carmine Diflorio
Vicente Espi
Syed Arsal
Mariam Riaz Paracha
Alliz Amano (voice)
Khaled Anam
Tomas Oliver (voice)
No other roles listed
Ameed Riaz
Colonel Amano (voice)
Arsal Hasan
General Murano
Mahum Moazzam
Young Vincent (voice)
No other roles listed
Aysha S. Zeeshan
Mrs. Murano
Khalifa Sajeeruddin
Professor Ansari (voice)
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Ehd e Wafa
Bahu Ranyian
Dino Ali
Malik Khan (voice)
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Usman Riaz Director · Moya O'Shea Screenplay Carmine Diflorio Composer
Worldwide gross $108K · Budget $116K · United States release September 5, 2025
Box office
Budget
$116,000
Worldwide gross
$108,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Mano Animation Studios
Production
Pakistan
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Languages
Original title
شیشہ گر
Original language
Urdu
Spoken on screen
Urdu
Release dates
France · June 10, 2024
Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
Pakistan · July 26, 2024
Theatrical
United States · September 5, 2025
Theatrical
United States
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · San Diego Asian Film Festival
November 15, 2024 · Premiere · Asian World Film Festival
Canada
November 17, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
China
June 15, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Estonia
November 9, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
July 26, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival
Ireland
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 12, 2024 · Premiere · Guadalajara International Film Festival
Netherlands
March 8, 2025 · Premiere · CinemAsia Film Festival
May 23, 2025 · Premiere · Framed Animation Film Festival
Poland
October 10, 2025 · Digital · HBO Max
Russia
January 30, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 6, 2025 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Spain
October 27, 2024 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival Barcelona
November 22, 2024 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 26, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 19, 2025 · Theatrical
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