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A British Pakistani rapper is on the cusp of his first world tour, but is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.A British Pakistani rapper is on the cusp of his first world tour, but is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.A British Pakistani rapper is on the cusp of his first world tour, but is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his big break.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 7 wins & 9 nominations total
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I've been a fan of Riz Ahmed ever since I saw him in Shifty back in 2008 . Since then he's done some brilliant stuff such as the TV show The Night Of to films such as Four Lions , Nightcrawler, and The Sound Of Metal .
While this isn't quite up to the standard of those mentioned it certainly can't be accused on not being interesting.
This is the story of a rapper who just before a major tour finds he has a degenerate muscle disease. Not only does he have to battle the illness, he has to put up with a religious father who doesn't have faith in the traditional medicines.
A manager who doesn't have his best interests at heart and the constant thoughts and hallucinations that are going on in his head .
Riz Ahmed is great . The film itself is quite hard work . It's a bit grim at times and the people on show are not always the nicest .
I'm not a fan of the music on show here , which doesn't help but I do find it lyrically very clever , especially Zed's battle with his identity.
This won't be to everyone's taste and it definitely won't be as popular as some of his other films but I found it interesting and irritating ,( mainly the religious nonsense ) at the same time and that's a good thing - I think .
While this isn't quite up to the standard of those mentioned it certainly can't be accused on not being interesting.
This is the story of a rapper who just before a major tour finds he has a degenerate muscle disease. Not only does he have to battle the illness, he has to put up with a religious father who doesn't have faith in the traditional medicines.
A manager who doesn't have his best interests at heart and the constant thoughts and hallucinations that are going on in his head .
Riz Ahmed is great . The film itself is quite hard work . It's a bit grim at times and the people on show are not always the nicest .
I'm not a fan of the music on show here , which doesn't help but I do find it lyrically very clever , especially Zed's battle with his identity.
This won't be to everyone's taste and it definitely won't be as popular as some of his other films but I found it interesting and irritating ,( mainly the religious nonsense ) at the same time and that's a good thing - I think .
- valleyjohn
- May 23, 2021
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- Trivia"Toba Tek Singh" is a short story written by Saadat Hasan Manto and published in 1955. It follows inmates in a Lahore asylum, some of whom are to be transferred to India following the 1947 Partition. The story is a "powerful satire" on the relationship between India and Pakistan.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,539
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,388
- Sep 5, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $126,324
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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