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Title
A Night with Noorjehan
Director
Mariam MajidDate
2019Origin
PakistanDescription
The nine minute film is focused on the snapshot of human connection between a transgender sex worker, Noor, and a 12 year old street child, Ben.
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Set around a vintage cinema of old Lahore, the microcosm depicts a clash of the authoritative jurisdiction of men and the other - child, woman and transgender.
Ben, fascinated by the cinema, associates the actress on the billboard with the regular visitor in the neighbourhood, Noor. He follows her out of curiosity but ends up helping her escape a policeman by causing a distraction. They both take refuge in the back entrance of building. As they catch their breath, the sound of music takes them up a flight of stairs. They open the door to find themselves in the middle of the cinema hall. For that moment, they are transported into another world to part ways when the movie finishes and they return to their ordinary lives. One can opine that A Night with Noorjehan is essentially a coming of age film.
