"Ms. Marvel" star Iman Vellani has signed on to headline the climate thriller "“Suffering Is Optional" written and directed by Pakistani Canadian filmmaker Zarrar Kahn ("In Flames"). Kahn developed the film's script drawing on firsthand accounts of people who survived climate disasters.
The story follows Noor Rahman (Vellani), a 20-year-old drama student who is cast in the lead role of an India-set adaptation of "Hamlet". Pushed by an exacting director to pour her grief into the performance, she is simultaneously visited by the ghost of her deceased partner, who carries an impending climate prophecy. Torn between artistic ambition and institutional abuse, she must find a way to contend with both. The film explores themes of power and coming of age in a corrupt society, with campus culture wars and climate grief at its center.
Filming is expected to begin in early 2027 in Hamilton and Montreal. The film is financed by Telefilm Canada and is a co-production between CityLights Media, LBG Films, Other Memory Media, and Couronne Nord. Producers include Lindsay Blair Goeldner ("I Like Movies"), Anam Abbas ("In Flames"), and Julie Groleau ("The Decline"). Karen Harnisch ("Infinity Pool") and Kaleem Aftab ("Memory of Princess Mumbi") executive produce.
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