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Boot Polish: No Guts No Glory

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Synopsis

'Poor People are allowed to have the same dreams as anyone else.' Boot Polish is a magical short film about a shoe shine boy Babar who becomes emotionally involved with a courtesan.

A detailed behind this scenes documentary. Shooting in Lahore Pakistan. This film follows the directors trek from England to Pakistan and the number of difficulties he faced trying to make a short film. The Documentary covers a wide range of stories and social issues including poverty, and humantarian issues.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Features
Running Time
61 mins
Format
DVCAM
Director
Aneel Ahmad
Producer
Jaleel Ahmad, Shahzad Irshad, Dr Nasir Baig
Co-Producer
Jaleel Ahmad, Shahzad Irshad, Dr Nasir Baig
Editor
Aneel Ahmad
Director of Photography
Aneel Ahmad
Sound
Aneel Ahmad
Music
Sohail Salamat, Keith Holden

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 29th November 2008

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