Zero Bridge
Directed byTariq Tapa
Written byTariq Tapa
Produced byHilal Ahmed Langoo
Josee Lajoie
StarringMohamad Imran Tapa
Taniya Khan
Ali Mohammad Dar
Edited byJosee Lajoie
Tariq Tapa
Release date
Running time
96 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesUrdu[2]
Kashmiri[3]

Zero Bridge is a 2008 Kashmiri drama film written and directed by Tariq Tapa and starring Mohamad Imran Tapa, Taniya Khan and Ali Mohammad Dar.[2] It is Tapa's feature directorial debut.[4]

Cast

  • Mohamad Imran Tapa
  • Taniya Khan
  • Ali Mohammad Dar
  • Owaise Qayoom Bhat
  • Burhan Qadfir
  • Afrooza Langoo

Release

The film premiered at the 2008 Venice Film Festival.[1]

Reception

The film has a 77% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club graded the film a C+.[3] Bill Weber of Slant Magazine awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.[6]

The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Rough hewn neo-realist drama from India has its sociological fascinations."[7]

Nominations

At the 25th Independent Spirit Awards, Tapa was nominated for the Someone to Watch Award and the film was nominated for the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Kay, Jeremy (13 August 2008). "Visit Films takes on Tariq Tapa's Venice title Zero Bridge". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 Jenkins, Mark (17 February 2011). "In Kashmir, A 'Zero Bridge,' But No Path Forward". NPR. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Tobias, Scott (17 February 2011). "Zero Bridge". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Spirits 2010; "Zero Bridge"'s Tariq Tapa: "We were starting from ground zero every day"". IndieWire. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Zero Bridge". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Weber, Bill (13 February 2011). "Review: Zero Bridge". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Zero Bridge: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Finke, Nikki (1 December 2009). "2010 Indie Film Spirit Award Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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