The cable car runs a mile across, and 900 foot above, Battagram, Pakistan, in the high Himalayas. This is the daily “school bus” for several kids. On the morning of August 22, 2023, the unthinkable happens: two of the three cables snap, leaving the gondola stuck with 8 passengers, 6 of them schoolkids, hanging precariously midway across the ravine. It will be hours before the authorities can even reach this remote region, let alone formulate a rescue plan…
Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s nailbiting documentary juxtaposes eye-witness accounts with cell phone, drone and TV news footage captured live as this drama played out through a traumatic 24 hours.
Enthralling.
Jason Gorber, POV magazine
Gripping.
Allan Hunter, Screen International
Undeniably moving.
Brian Tallerico, rogerebert.com
Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Pakistan/USA/UK
2026
In English, Urdu, and Pashto with English subtitles
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Credits
Executive Producer
Ian Orefice, Amanda Spain, Jon Adler, Bonnie McGrath, Aloke Devichand, Arron Fellows, Helen Parker, Davis Guggenheim, Radhi Taylor
Producer
Mohammed Ali Naqvi, Bilal Sami
Screenwriter
Mohammed Ali Naqvi, Bilal Sami
Cinematography
Brendan McGinty
Editor
Will Grayburn
Original Music
Sven Faulcone
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