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Pardesi (L'Étranger)

Pardesi (L'Étranger)
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1992
Format : Feature
Running time : 90 (in minutes)

Aki Nawaz is a young Pakistani immigrant living in London. He is a musician. In search of his identity, he returns to his country to question the masters of Islam. His question is the following: how is music of mixed cultural roots judged by Islam? An investigation which takes us from London to Lahore.

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