Lihaaf: The Quilt

Name: Lihaaf: The Quilt
Released: 2019-07-19
Rating: 2.7

2019

Trailer

A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech that our society is grappling with even today.

Release Date

2019-07-19

Status

Released

Original Title

Lihaaf: The Quilt

Runtime

1h 25m

Original Language

HI

Production Countries

France, India, Singapore

Production Companies

A.S.A.P

Overview

A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech that our society is grappling with even today.

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