Ambulance drivers in Karachi, Pakistan, wait in tranquility until they are called into action. The images of the emergencies are not shown, but they become the sound of a country marked by violence.
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This Shaking Keeps Me Steady. Ambulance drivers in Pakistan
The city of Karachi, Pakistan, is the scene of impressive emergency situations that ambulance drivers have to deal with on a daily basis. The calm moments are often long, but when responsibility calls, they must be quick, efficient and, above all, strong-minded.
Director Shehrezad Maher builds a bold proposal, which leaves aside the images of brutality, focusing on the drivers and the reenactments of these events made by a local television show.