InJuly2016,IslamicterroristsstormedapopularcaféinupscaleDhakaandhelditspatronshostage,killingmorethan20peopleandsendingshockwavesacrossthesubcontinent.Faraazistheyoungestsonofarich,politicallyconnectedfamily.Thatevening,hemeetshisfriendsatthecaféandfindshimselfcaughtinthecrossfire.Howhereactstothenightmarishsituationformstheheartofthestory.Offsettingnail-bitingtensionwithunexpectedhumour–oftenattheexpenseofineptlaw-enforcementofficials–HansalMehta(Aligarh,LFF2015)bringshistrademarksensitivity,nuanceandempathytothisfictionalisedretelling.ItisparticularlystrikingforthewayitlooksatreligiousextremismfromtheperspectiveofMuslimswhohaveseentheirfaithquestionedanddemonisedbecauseoftheactionsofradicalextremists.
InJuly2016,IslamicterroristsstormedapopularcaféinupscaleDhakaandhelditspatronshostage,killingmorethan20peopleandsendingshockwavesacrossthesubcontinent.Faraazistheyoungestsonofarich,politicallyconnectedfamily.Thatevening,hemeetshisfriendsatthecaféandfindshimselfcaughtinthecrossfire.Howhereactstothenightmarishsituationformstheheartofthestory.Offsettingnail-bitingtensionwithunexpectedhumour–oftenattheexpenseofineptlaw-enforcementofficials–HansalMehta(Aligarh,LFF2015)bringshistrademarksensitivity,nuanceandempathytothisfictionalisedretelling.ItisparticularlystrikingforthewayitlooksatreligiousextremismfromtheperspectiveofMuslimswhohaveseentheirfaithquestionedanddemonisedbecauseoftheactionsofradicalextremists.
