Manto

Manto

2015 · 127 min · ★ 9.3 · Drama, History

The controversial and troubled Indo-Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto finds his artistic choices challenged by censors.

Directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat · Written by Nadeem Shahid Nadeem

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