Yes, Pakistani audiences will agree that they haven't seen a film like Cake before, just as cast member Adnan Malik predicted. Yes, the film is better than the trailer, just like Abbasi said it would be. I'd like to believe it's the latter because the team behind Cake has every reason to be smug.Īs I watched Cake I realised it fulfilled every promise made by its team in the months preceding its release. Who's she targeting though? Is it the inquisitive auntie within the film who's silently judging her? Or has director Asim Abbasi broken the fourth wall at the very last minute as an answer to those who predicted Pakistani cinema could never produce intelligent, international-standard feature films? How's this for a parting shot: Cake's closing scene features lead actress Aamina Sheikh flipping off the camera.
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