In Flames
Sep 28 2023
•2h 38m
•Drama, Horror
After the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
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Ramesha Nawal
Mariam
Bakhtawar Mazhar
Fariha
Omar Javaid
Asad
Mohammad Ali Hashmi
Saleem
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