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Saving Face is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge about acid attacks on women in Pakistan. The film won an Emmy Award and the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject, making its director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Pakistan's first Oscar winner. The film was inspired from the life of acid victim Fakhra Younus, who committed suicide in 2012.
Original Release
03/08/2012
US Release
03/08/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Sarkar Abbas | Herself - Advocate High Court / Self - Advocate High Court |
Mohammad Jawad | Self - Plastic Surgeon / Himself - Plastic Surgeon |
Directors
Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sarkar Abbas | Herself - Advocate High Court / Self - Advocate High Court |
Mohammad Jawad | Self - Plastic Surgeon / Himself - Plastic Surgeon |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
Daniel Junge | Producer |
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Producer |
Fazeelat Aslam | Producer |
Asad Faruqi | Producer |
Alison L. Greenberg | Producer |
Lisa Heller | Producer |
Aaron Kopp | Producer |
Tanya Mirza | Producer |
Sabiha Sumar | Producer |
Shahbaz Sumar | Producer |
Cathy Trekloff | Producer |
Davis Coombe | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | Won |