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“Hanging by a Wire” Documentary at Sundance

Hanging by a Wire,” a 77‑minute documentary by Mohammed Ali Naqvi, follows the terrifying ordeal of eight passengers, six of them teenagers, left suspend ...

‘Hanging by a Wire' Review: A Taut but Superficial Documentary Revisits a Daring Rescue High Above a Remote Valley in Pakistan

Sundance: Mohammed Ali Naqvi's threadbare doc is too afraid of losing your attention to make the most of the moments when it ...

‘Hanging By a Wire' Director on Dramatic Attempt to Rescue 8 People Trapped in a Cable Car Dangling Above a Valley

In a remote part of Pakistan, villagers routinely take rickety cable cars across the canyons that cut through the Himalayan ...

Sundance Competition Documentary ‘Hanging By A Wire” Tells Incredible Pakistan Cable Car Rescue Attempt With Young Lives In The Balance

The thrilling 2023 Pakistan cable car rescue attempt is recounted in the Sundance documentary 'Hanging By a Wire,' directed by Mohammed Ali Naqvi.
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‘Hanging By A Wire’ review: Gripping docudrama follows real-life Himalayan cable car ordeal

Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi uses archive footage, interviews and dramatisations to tell remarkable true story of survival ...

‘Hanging by a Wire' Review: Jaw-Dropping Footage Undermined by Generic Documentary Storytelling

Mohammed Ali Naqvi's Sundance-premiering doc chronicles a dramatic 2023 gondola accident in rural Pakistan.