"makes good use of the beautiful landscapes while contrasting it with a balanced view of individuals who are, depending on who you speak to, either militants or terrorists"

Comprised using a collection of true stories from the war-torn region of the title, Ashvin Kumar’s No Fathers in Kashmir is a heartfelt and disturbing tale of innocence lost amidst a torturous backdrop.

Kumar filters a warzone through the eyes of 16 year-old, selfie-obsessed British teenager Noor (Zara Webb), who travels to Kashmir to meet her grandparents for the very first time.

Initially it’s all innocent photographs and the harmlessness of a Facebook page until Noor slowly starts to see the internal and external conflicts of an on-going battle and how her families history fits into it all.

Initially the film feels somewhat sporadic but Noor’s blossoming romance with local boy Majid (Shivam Raina) takes her deeper into danger and sharply pulls the films focus into an intimate and tragic story of despair and hope.

Kumar, an experienced international filmmaker, makes good use of the beautiful landscapes while contrasting it with a balanced view of individuals who are, depending on who you speak to, either militants or terrorists.
It won’t be a film that’s easy to find or even easy to watch at times, but it’s none the less a heartfelt and important one.