In 1998 Lahore, a fired banker descends into heroin addiction, crime, and an affair with his best friend's wife amid nuclear tests and elite excess.
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In 1998 Lahore, a fired banker descends into heroin addiction, crime, and an affair with his best friend's wife amid nuclear tests and elite excess.
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The year is 1998, the summer of Pakistan's nuclear tests, and Darashikoh Shezad has just managed to lose his job in Lahore. As the economy crumbles around him, his electricity is cut off, and the jet set parties behind high walls, Daru takes the bright steps of falling for his best friend's wife and giving heroin a try. This is the story of his decline
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Central extramarital affair with explicit sexual content and multiple encounters
Violence & gore
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Robbery scene involving a child's death; protagonist on trial for murder
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Heroin addiction and hashish use central to protagonist's decline
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Explores class divisions, corruption, and social inequality in 1990s Pakistan
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Child death, sexual exploitation, and systemic suffering themes
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