Hanging by a Wire
2026 film by Mohammed Ali Naqvi
2026 film by Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Hanging by a Wire (Urdu: ہینگنگ بائی اے وائر) is a 2026 documentary film directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi, co-written with Bilal Sami. A co-production of the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and the United States, it details the August 2023 rescue in Pakistan of eight passengers of a cable car that was dangling 900 feet above a ravine after two of its three cables snapped. The film had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on 22 January. It was also selected as the Pakistani entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards, marking the first documentary selected to represent the country in the category.
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