Silent Waters (2003)

Silent Waters (2003). 1h 39m | Not Rated

“Every now and then you are suddenly hit by a movie that leaves an impression on you. This movie has the potential for the same.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf I ever to describe the movie in one word – that would be u0026quot;movingu0026quot;. It indeed moved me. After the movie my only response was silence. I just didnu0026#39;t know how to react. It was an experience – though a very real one. It was as if you are witness to the events and you feel so frustrated that there is nothing you can do about it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI could write about the story of the movie, however a part of the fun in the movie is the way the story unfolds itself. So I better keep mum on that. I would just mention that the story is set in Rawalpindi area of Pakistan and its the story about a mother and a son living there. Though its not a social statement, it touches upon the issues of religion, partition, coexistence, terrorism besides being an emotional and philosophical drama.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the movie making, I think its a brilliantly written script. A dialogue that I still remember from the film is when the mother says – u0026quot;If the son is not mine then who in the world is.u0026quot; It is a painful acceptance of the solitude and the loneliness of each and everyone of us.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting is almost perfect. In fact it seems that there are no actors in the movie. Its as if real people are living those lives. I wonder how the director found such actors. Kiron Kher, in her central role as the mother, has outperformed herself. Her silence is so expressive, that she doesnu0026#39;t need any dialogues.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the whole I think the movie deserves great credit. I am terribly disappointed at the (current) 6.8 rating at IMDb. I realize that its a non-populist movie but I would have felt that anybody who ended up seeing the movie would be affected by it. As for me, I give it a perfect 10.”