Mariam’s precarious existence is ripped apart when her father passes. Living in a deep-rooted and toxic patriarchy, Mariam and her mother must find the strength to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to swallow them.

Bringing more underrepresented stories to audiences with the support of the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.

Directed by Zarrar Kahn | 98 mins | Cert 15A | Urdu with subtitles

‘A revelation…A ghost story about the enduring power of ruinous men’ – Variety

B+ – ‘A seedy ride through a bleak existence that would be entertaining enough to watch with popcorn if it didn’t depict a life that’s all too real for too many people.‘ – Indiewire

★★★★ ½  – ‘Haunting…Khan uses techniques borrowed from the horror genre to address the experience of living an environment where one is seen as less than fully human, or even as prey’ – Eye For Film

★★★★ – ‘In Flames does not let its characters, or audience, rest easy in its earthy, tangible hauntings, ones that spring from the violence barely contained beneath a veneer of politeness and conformity to which only some are truly subject.’ – Screen Anarchy

Presented in association with Access Cinema and Europa Cinemas

This event is presented as part of the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 2024.