Mother

Mother (2015)

مور

After the death of the family's matriarch, her husband and son must confront not only the corruption in society around them but the corruption within themselves.

Date of release
2015-08-14
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (11)
Runtime
2h 14m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jami

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Moor is a 2015 Pakistani drama film written and directed by Jami and co-produced by Nazira Ali, Nadeem Mandviwalla and Jami under the production banner of Azad Film Company and Mandviwalla Entertainment. The film stars Hameed Sheikh in lead along with Samiya Mumtaz, Shaz Khan, Nayyar Ejaz, Ayaz Samoo and Abdul Qadir in povital roles. The film's title, Moor, is a Pashto word meaning "Mother". Moor was previously named as Morqaye. The film's story depicts the railway system of Balochistan, especially the closure of Zhob valley railways in 1984. Besides that the movie shows how families are run by the women.

Production

Earlier, Shabbir Rana was chosen for lead role in film but was later opted out to give room to Hameed Sheikh who met the physical challenges of the role. Sheikh was selected after Jami was struck by his entry in the film Kandahar Break. For female lead Samiya Mumtaz was asked to do the role. Despite being a comedian in field, Ayaz Samoo was cast for villain's role in film. Abdul Qadir is senior most actor in cast hails from Quetta.

Moor is made at a budget of Rs. 5 crore (US$180,000). The film was shot in Quetta, Muslim Bagh, Khanozai, Shelabagh, Bostan, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Karachi. Making of Moor began in 2007 at a time when train issues were worse in Pakistan. To write the script, director and crew decided to travel to Balochistan by train.

The first look teaser was revealed online on 6 August 2013. The film release date was announced in a press conference held in Karachi where posters and theatrical trailer were also revealed. Film's final extended trailer was revealed on 7 July 2015 on official Facebook page. Final poster was revealed on 17 July.

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