Dir. Fawzia Mirzia
2023 | 96 mins | Canada, Pakistan
English, Urdu with English Subtitles
Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha, Hamza Haq

Showing Times

• Fri 04 Oct: 6.10pm
• Sat 05 Oct: 5.15pm*

* Descriptive Subtitling (DS)
A service for our Deaf/deaf and hard of hearing customers that displays additional auditory information on the screen.

As well as showing the dialogue, Descriptive Subtitles provide information on other significant sounds. For example: when something is being sung; when a phone rings; when a door slams. This extra information allows customers using the subtitles to access the film more fully.

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“The Queen of My Dreams” is a semi-autobiographical film by writer/director Fawzia Mirza about her experiences as a queer Canadian woman of south Asian heritage, while paying homage to the classic Bollywood film and song “Meri Sapno Ki Rani” (literally “The Queen of My Dreams”).

Set between two time-zones The Queen of my Dreams is a personal story about intergenerational divides, culture clashes, and the messy reality of mother-daughter relationships. In 1999, Azra travels from Toronto to Karachi after her father Hassan’s sudden death. There she is forced to confront the complicated relationship with her mother Mariam and also navigate how to mourn her idealised late father.

In 1960s Karachi, a booming, bohemian period the young Mariam rebelliously pursues her own path in life where a chance meeting leads to love at first sight.

WINNER Canadian Screen Award: Best Performance Leading Role (Amrit Kaur) & Best Original Song

BBFC Rating

Rated 12A – infrequent strong language, moderate sex, brief violence