City of Smiles (2020)
Overview
Pakistan, 2071. There have been no reported instances of terrorism or violent crime in over 30 years. The cost: the systemic subjugation of all human emotion.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ur |
| Popularity | 2.148 |
Directed By
Arafat Mazhar
Crew
Abeer Sheikh
Arafat Mazhar
Salman Karim
Shahrukh Aslam
Muhammad Rafay
Ayesha Iftikhar
Mustafa Kamal
Zahra Aamer
Sanabil Hasan
Shumyle Haider
Haseeb Rehman
Hassaan Mahmood
Waleed Zafar
Syed Falak
Rasti Farooq
Fatima Anwar
Arafat Mazhar
Aman Asif Lone
Shahrukh Aslam
Lalain Iqbal
Moosa Saeed
Rasti Farooq
Haaris Mansoor
Arafat Mazhar
Shumyle Haider
Iqra Fazli
Tehreem Zafar
Itrat Jabeen
Hira Shukhaib
Arafat Mazhar
Isma Gul Hasan
Haseeb Rehman
TOP CAST
Rasti Farooq
Protagonist / Mother / Additional Voices (voice)
Shah Fahad
Imtiaz / Additional Voices (voice)
Sana Jafri
Female Announcer (voice)
Huzaifa Akbar
Muskaan Bot (voice)
Shumyle Haider
Additional Voices (voice)
Haseeb Rehman
Additional Voices (voice)
Omair Rana
Old Man (voice)
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