Pakistan

Hanging on a Wire

By Bradley Gibson | February 2026

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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! Co-writer/director Mohammed Ali Naqvi and co-writer Bilal Sami present the terror of a 2023 cable car incident in...

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