{"id":651,"date":"2022-05-12T15:43:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T22:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/?p=651"},"modified":"2023-02-16T15:31:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T22:31:51","slug":"the-protector-muhafiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/?p=651","title":{"rendered":"The Protector (Muhafiz)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Muhafiz_poster08May22-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Muhafiz_poster08May22-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Muhafiz_poster08May22-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Muhafiz_poster08May22-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Muhafiz_poster08May22-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Muhafiz (Trailer)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5uik-cNhm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Writer\/Director \u2013 Pradipta Ray | Length: ~20 min |  Language: Hindi (English Subtitles)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 2002 Godhra riots in Gujarat, India, 30-year-old Samir, smuggles a Rafiq, a bearded Muslim man, being chased by a Hindu mob, into his workshop. Once inside, however, Samir tries unsuccessfully to seduce the handsome Rafiq. Annoyed by the refusal, Samir throws Rafiq out of his house, only later to find a terrified Rafiq who has managed to sneak back in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their dialogue leads to both men understanding each other\u2019s plight a little better. Both conclude that the gay\/trans community is no better off than the Muslim community \u2013 hunted and invisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BFI Flare 2022 &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside Out 2022 &#8211; North American Premiere <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival &#8211; Winner Best Short Film, Best Screenplay, Nominee Best Lead <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IRIS Prize 2022 &#8211; Nominee Best International Short <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trailer Writer\/Director \u2013 Pradipta Ray | Length: ~20 min | Language: Hindi (English Subtitles) During the 2002 Godhra riots in Gujarat, India, 30-year-old Samir, smuggles a Rafiq, a bearded Muslim man, being chased by a Hindu mob, into his workshop. Once inside, however, Samir tries unsuccessfully to seduce the handsome Rafiq. Annoyed by the refusal, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/?p=651\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Protector (Muhafiz)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[105],"tags":[116,115,101,108,150,149,151],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=651"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":660,"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651\/revisions\/660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusvisualpro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}