The Queen of My Dreams
Film details
| Film Title | The Queen of My Dreams |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 97mins |
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | Canada, Pakistan |
| Director | Fawzia Mirza |
| Actors | Nimra Bucha, Amrit Kaur, Hamza Haq, Charlie Boyle, Ali A. Kazmi, Kirstin Howell, Emerson MacNeil, Meher Jaffri, Lindsay Watters, Ayana Manji, Kya Mosey, Gul-e-Rana, Trina Corkum, Carl Gosine, Siya Ajay |
| Language | English, Urdu |
| Showings |
Azra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. When her father suddenly dies on a trip home to Pakistan, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey through memories, both real and imagined; from her mother’s youth in Karachi to her own coming- of-age in rural Canada.
It’s Mirza’s personal connection to the story that makes it charming, moving, and magnetic in its best moments. To that end, the film accurately reflects the tumult of mothers and daughters and intergenerational culture gaps.
★★★★
Mizra, who also wrote the screenplay for The Queen of My Dreams, distinguishes her coming-of-age dramedy by anchoring its story in Bollywood conventions, giving the film a fanciful and stylized edge.
★★★★
