Omertà (2018)

Name: Omertà
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama, Crime
Released: 2018-04-20

1h 36m

Running Time

Plot.

A dramatization of the complex and dangerous life of Omar Sheikh. A convicted terrorist who many believe had financial connections to 9/11, Sheikh is widely known as the man responsible forthe 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

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Details.

Release Date
April 20, 2018

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 36m

Genres
Adventure Action Drama Crime

Last updated: 2024-06-07

This Movie Is About.

hijacking

taliban

terrorism

terrorist plot

al qaeda

Wiki.

Omerta is a 2017 Indian biographical crime drama film directed by Hansal Mehta and stars Rajkumar Rao in the role of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, British terrorist of Pakistani descent. The film explores the 1994 kidnappings of Westerners in India for which Omar was arrested and served time in prison and the plotting of murder of Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.The title refers to the Mafia's code of silence but is also a play on the name of the main character.

Produced by Nahid Khan of Swiss Entertainment and Shaailesh R Singh of Karma Features, it was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, the Mumbai Film Festival, Florence Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival. Omerta was the closing night film in 2018 New York Indian Film Festival. Omerta was released on 4 May 2018 and received positive reviews from critics.