1980s in Pakistan - The Blood of Hussain (Paperback)

Chapters: The Blood of Hussain. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Blood of Hussain is a Pakistani film directed by Jamil Dehlavi and released in 1980 (released in February 1981 in the UK). The film was banned throughout Pakistan as the military junta led by General Zia-ul-Haq toppled the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The film is known as To Aima tou agonisti in Greece, Husseins Herzblut in Germany and Le Sang d'Hussain in France. The film is about the life and death of Hussain, the youngest son of a Pakistani family. He meets a holy soothsayer who foretells his destiny, which is to liberate the poor and oppressed against a tyrannical government. The struggle parallels that of Imam Hussain of the 7th century who was martyred by Yazid I, the Umayyad Caliph. The film was banned by the Pakistani military ruler General Zia ul-Haq, after he seized power in a coup de tat and became President of Pakistan in 1977, as the film portrays a fictional military coup in a less than favourable light. The ban on the movie still has not yet been lifted, and the director later moved to the United Kingdom. The film was eventually released and shown on British television. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16335434