Production of the feature film “Basant, kiteflying war”. A documentary about kite passion in Pakistan, come up out of the collaboration between two filmmakers and two anthropologists. A true story, but hard to believe.
Lahore, Pakistan, days before the coming of spring. The sky is full of kites to celebrate Basant, the most popular festivity in town. On ground level, the city boils. The political situation is tense, influential voices cry out against kiteflying, considered dangerous, anti-Islamic and pro-western. Unexpectedly, the government bans the celebration and applies antiterrorist law to all those who fly their kites. The city shuts down in sad silence. But some will defy the ban.
| Start Date | 2005 |
| End Date | 2007 |
| Title | Basant, kiteflying war |
| Mission | Production of a feature film |
| Typology | Feature Film |
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Film directors | Andrés Antebi, José González Morandi, Pablo González, Eva Serrats |
| Production | Fotoleve Productora, Casa Asia, Generalitat de Catalunya |
| Executive producers | Andrés Antebi, Eva Serrats |
| Script | Andrés Antebi, José González Morandi, Pablo González, Eva Serrats |
| Director of photography | José González |
| Sound | Raúl Lucea |
| Running time | 54 Min |
| Format | Color, Betacam |
| Original version | Urdu |
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