AWB Films

Director Arsalan Majid’s indie thriller Beyond the Wetlands is finally set for release on October 10 on YouTube. The final trailer of the mountain survival film dropped on Saturday, announcing the release date and giving us a glimpse of the movie itself.

The film follows two explorers in the Karakoram mountains as one disappears into the vast, freezing wilderness. The other explorer joins locals in a desperate search and rescue mission for his friend as time and hope run scarce.

Shot on site near the world’s second tallest mountain, K2, the movie’s cast is composed largely of mountaineers, mainly from Gilgit-Baltistan’s Hushe Valley. The film, which has been made by AWB Films, stars Jahangir Abdullah, Ishaq Hushevi and Ibrahim Michael. It also features another local hero, mountaineer Muhammad Karim, also known as Little Karim, who has a minor role in the film. All the other actors are new faces.

The location and many cast members’ experience with mountaineering adds a sense of realism to the film and meant the crew didn’t need stunt doubles. It also brought along unique challenges as the mountaineers needed training to act and the team’s equipment began failing in the extreme environment.

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