This short film is about a loving but not indulgent mother and her son, who tries very hard to get his way, but behaves himself out of love for her. The son, Farooq, insists that his mother buy him a new bag and when she disagrees, he throws a fit.
She eventually does end up buying it for him, but regrets this decision in retrospect. It chronicles the events of one day and night, but exposes the viewer to several aspects of their relationship, such as a possible poor financial situation and a strained marriage.
The School Bag truly shines in those shots where the equation between Dugal and Sartaaj's characters is shown without the use of dialogues, relying more on slow-motion visuals and music. It also manages to humanize both characters at a time when everything Pakistani is looked at with suspicion, and it achieves this through a subtle but powerful manner.
I Knew Before Watching It What It's About,But If You Have No Clue,You will not imagine that the story is set in Pakistan until you are told that they live in Peshawar, because the focus is the bond of the protagonists. In a sense, this allows the viewer to empathise more with the mother.
This attack happened in Pakistan but the pain was deeply felt on both sides of Indo Pak border. it's the most pathetic and inhumane thing to kill an innocent child. hope this never ever repeats anywhere..lots of prayers n love for our friends on the other side,And Also I Wants To say "It's like that old story - you can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours. Eventually those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard," Hilary Clinton on Pakistan.
She eventually does end up buying it for him, but regrets this decision in retrospect. It chronicles the events of one day and night, but exposes the viewer to several aspects of their relationship, such as a possible poor financial situation and a strained marriage.
The School Bag truly shines in those shots where the equation between Dugal and Sartaaj's characters is shown without the use of dialogues, relying more on slow-motion visuals and music. It also manages to humanize both characters at a time when everything Pakistani is looked at with suspicion, and it achieves this through a subtle but powerful manner.
I Knew Before Watching It What It's About,But If You Have No Clue,You will not imagine that the story is set in Pakistan until you are told that they live in Peshawar, because the focus is the bond of the protagonists. In a sense, this allows the viewer to empathise more with the mother.
This attack happened in Pakistan but the pain was deeply felt on both sides of Indo Pak border. it's the most pathetic and inhumane thing to kill an innocent child. hope this never ever repeats anywhere..lots of prayers n love for our friends on the other side,And Also I Wants To say "It's like that old story - you can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbours. Eventually those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard," Hilary Clinton on Pakistan.
