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Set in present-day Punjab, Rehmat weaves together three interconnected stories shaped by grief, displacement and difficult choices. A woman secretly shelters a wounded stranger from the police, a family struggles with the disappearance of a loved one, and an elderly man returns from England to the village of his birth, carrying with him memories of a home and history transformed by Partition.
Writer and director Gurvinder Singh adapts three stories by acclaimed Punjabi writer Ajeet Cour, bringing narratives written across different decades into contemporary Punjab. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, alongside Suvinder Vicky, Mita Vashisht and others, the film continues Singh’s exploration of Punjab and its social and political history. Rehmat had its world premiere in the Main Competition at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival.
Rehmat — meaning compassion — is a meditation on the forces that divide people and the humanity that can endure despite them, exploring faith, belonging and the possibility of compassion across religious and generational lines.
Set in present-day Punjab, Rehmat weaves together three interconnected stories shaped by grief, displacement and difficult choices. A woman secretly shelters a wounded stranger from the police, a family struggles with the disappearance of a loved one, and an elderly man returns from England to the village of his birth, carrying with him memories of a home and history transformed by Partition.
Writer and director Gurvinder Singh adapts three stories by acclaimed Punjabi writer Ajeet Cour, bringing narratives written across different decades into contemporary Punjab. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, alongside Suvinder Vicky, Mita Vashisht and others, the film continues Singh’s exploration of Punjab and its social and political history. Rehmat had its world premiere in the Main Competition at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival.
Rehmat — meaning compassion — is a meditation on the forces that divide people and the humanity that can endure despite them, exploring faith, belonging and the possibility of compassion across religious and generational lines.